Topic 2.2 European Colonization of North America KMS

What does the term proprietary colony mean?

an English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment

What does the term royal colony mean?

a colony under direct control of the English crown

What does the term Quakers mean?

Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people

What does the term Pennsylvania Dutch mean

German-speaking Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania

What does the term William Penn mean?

(1644-1718) played a significant role in founding the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681. He supported religious freedom and self-government in Pennsylvania.

What does the term Act of Toleration mean?

a 1649 Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians

What does the term slave codes mean?

laws that controlled the lives of enslaved Africans and African Americans and denied them basic rights

What does the term racism mean?

the belief that one race is superior to another

What does the term gentry mean?

the highest social class in the English colonies

What does the term middle class mean?

in the English colonies, a class that included skilled craft workers, farmers, and some tradespeople

What does the term bill of rights mean?

a written list of freedoms the government promises to protect

What does the term import mean?

trade products brought into a country

What does the term legislature mean?

a group of people who have the power to make laws

What does the term Great Awakening mean?

a religious movement in the English colonies in the mid-1700s, also known as the First Great Awakening

What does the term Enlightenment mean?

the movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason

What does the term mercantilism mean?

the theory that a nation's economic strength came from selling more than it bought from other nations

What does the term Navigation Acts mean?

a series of English laws beginning in the 1650s that regulated trade between England and its colonies

What does the term triangular trade mean?

the colonial trade route between New England, Africa, and the West Indies

What does the term Glorious Revolution mean?

in 1688, the movement that brought William and Mary to the throne of England and strengthened the rights of English citizens

What does the term export mean?

a trade product sent to markets outside a country

It expanded slavery by encouraging planters to purchase more slaves in order to gain more land.

What effect did the headright system have on slavery?

The location was on the water but not visible from larger bodies of water.

Describe features shown on this map that, based on your reading, would have attracted settlers of Jamestown to this location?

to have settlements where traders could be based

Why did Dutch merchants most likely decide to begin a colony in the New World?

The enslaved Africans were often put on overcrowded ships bound for America.

Based on the illustration, what can be inferred about the transportation of newly enslaved Africans?

They could marry the men and raise children.

Which of the following reasons for bringing women to Jamestown was likely the most important for the Virginia Company?

settlers relied on water routes for transportation

Why was land near water so important for French settlers?

Planters in Virginia and Maryland bought more enslaved Africans to meet the demand for tobacco.

How did the rise in tobacco exports affect the slave trade?

He wanted his colony to grow.

What do Lord Baltimore's actions suggest about his reason for attracting more settlers to his colony?

Both regions exported mostly food products.

According to the chart, what did the New England and Middle Colonies have in common?

less likely to die from European diseases.

Native Americans were replaced as slaves by Africans largely due to the fact that it was believed that Africans were?

Colonists generally treated American Indians with respect.

Which of the following made Pennsylvania under William Penn different from other colonies?

to make it easier to govern the Indians

Why might the Spanish have felt it important to train the natives of California for a "European colonial society"?

She does not have a lawyer.

How did Anne Hutchinson's trial differ from those of today?

He settled the town of Hartford and established a representative government.

How did Thomas Hooker act on his want for a colony with strict limits on government?

helped women during the birthing process

Midwifery was a job outside of the home typically performed by women that?

It shows colonists bowling, a game still common today.

How does the image depict the lasting effects of Dutch colonization?

the colonists eventually learned how to survive and thrive on the swampy land

One of the significant results of the founding of Jamestown was that?

the need to build proper shelters for the oncoming harsh winter

What might this image be depicting about the Pilgrims' first year of settlement?

Moctezuma and Cortes meeting for the first time

Which interaction between Moctezuma and Cortes does the image portray?

Quakers believed that all people are equal in God's eyes.

Which of the following was a belief of the Quakers that set them apart from other religious groups that settled in the American colonies?