How did indentured servitude differ from slavery in colonial America?

Indentured servants are freed by contract after a # of years, slaves werent

What idea from the English Bill of Rights influenced the development of government in the Colonies?

Governments should grant citizens specific rights.

What was a motivation for New England Merchants to participate in Triangular Trade?

New England merchants made profits selling raw materials from the region

Which statement best compares how land and climate influenced colonial economies?

Middle=good soil, small farming. New England=lots of forests & built ships

Which statement best describes the reason why Georgia was created as a British Colony?

Georgia created a defensive barrier for the other colonies.

Which of the following ideas is in John Locke's concept of the social contract between government and citizens

The government exists to protect the lives of its citizens.

What evidence exists that demonstrates the influence Native Americans had on early American Colonists?

Colonists adopted Native American farming techniques.

How did the Toleration Act impact life in Maryland and Massachusetts Bay?

Maryland had greater religious liberty than those in Massachusetts.

What impact did early African-American music have during the colonial era?

Musical traditions from Africa formed the basis for American musical styles

How did the methods of farm labor differ between New England and Southern Colonies?

New England =family as subsistence farmers. The South= cash crops & slaves.

How did the influence of the French in the New World differ from that of the Spanish?

The French=more significant in establishing fur trade with Native American

What significant impact did Jonathan Edwards have on the development of the colonies?

His religious sermons shaped the ideas/values of colonists

In what ways did British colonial settlements heighten tensions among Native American tribes?

Native American tribes were forced to move westward into other owned lands

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How did indentured servitude differ from slavery in colonial America?
Indentured servants worked as household servants, but slaves did not.
Indentured servants lived in northern states, but slaves did not.
Indentured servants are freed by contract after a # of years, slaves werent
Indentured servants were paid for their labor, but slaves were not.
2
What idea from the English Bill of Rights influenced the development of government in the Colonies?
Governments should allow leaders to have unlimited power.
Governments should not have legislative bodies.
Governments should grant citizens specific rights.
Governments should not have kings
3
What was a motivation for New England Merchants to participate in Triangular Trade?
Needed markets to sell British goods from New England Factories.
Needed markets to sell the British cotton grown on New England Plantations
New England merchants made profits selling raw materials from the region
New England had many mineral resources that created large profits.
4
Which statement best compares how land and climate influenced colonial economies?
Middle=mild winters & small farming. New England=warm climate & cash crops
Middle=good soil, small farming. New England=lots of forests & built ships
Middle= lots of forests & built ships. Southern=warm climate & cash crops
Middle= Mild winters, small farming. Southern=long winters & shipbuilding
5
Which statement best describes the reason why Georgia was created as a British Colony?
Georgia had access to the western frontier.
Georgia had more natural resources than other colonies.
Goergia provided a safe religious place for colonists
Georgia created a defensive barrier for the other colonies.
6
Which of the following ideas is in John Locke's concept of the social contract between government and citizens
The Government exists to control its citizens by any means necessary.
Government exists to ensure economic equality among citizens
The government exists to protect the lives of its citizens.
The government exists to secure its citizens through secure borders.
7
What factor motivated Southern Planters to use slave labor to grow cash crops?
increase profits
to decrease economic competition.
to decrease opportunity costs
increase demand
8
What colony was lost and never found
Flordia
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay
Roanoke
9
What evidence exists that demonstrates the influence Native Americans had on early American Colonists?
Colonists adopted Native American farming techniques.
Colonists embraced Native American religious Practices.
Colonists integrated Native American artistic styles.
Colonists incorporated Native American written language.
10
How did the Toleration Act impact life in Maryland and Massachusetts Bay?
Maryland had a lower standard of living than those in Massachusetts.
Maryland had greater freedom of speech than those in Massachusetts
Maryland had greater religious liberty than those in Massachusetts.
Maryland had a stricter penalty system than those in Massachusetts.
11
What impact did early African-American music have during the colonial era?
Settlers borrowed many African music traditions to develop American Music
European settlers adapted African musical traditions for their religion
Musical traditions from Africa fused European music &African instruments.
Musical traditions from Africa formed the basis for American musical styles
12
How did the methods of farm labor differ between New England and Southern Colonies?
New England =family as subsistence farmers. The South= cash crops & slaves.
The South=cash crops & single families. New England=slave labor to help
Southern farmers generally employed tenant farmers. New England used slaves
New England= tenant farmers & cash crops. Southern farmers=Slave Labor
13
Which concept is most closely linked to the Mayflower Compact?
Federalism
The necessity for limiting government power.
The right to trial by jury
Majority Rule
14
Which industry was most important to the New England Colonies due to their large amount of natural resources?
Weaving
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Shipbuilding
15
Which American Colonies are best represented by this flow Chart?
New York and New Jersey
Maryland and Delaware
North and South Carolina
Massachusetts and Connecticut
16
How did the influence of the French in the New World differ from that of the Spanish?
The French=more significant in establishing fur trade with Native American
The French were more involved in convertin Native Americans to Christianity
The French=more active in limiting the expansion of Dutch colonies.
The French= more instrumental in securing religious freedom in New World
17
What significant impact did Jonathan Edwards have on the development of the colonies?
His political choices enhanced the rights/freedoms of colonists.
His economic strategies boosted trade and profits among the colonists.
His community guidelines expanded social class opportunities for colonists.
His religious sermons shaped the ideas/values of colonists
18
Lord Calvert founded what colony?
New York
Maryland
South Carolina
Connecticut
19
In what ways did British colonial settlements heighten tensions among Native American tribes?
Native American tribes had to defend their lands from western tribes.
Native American tribes were forced to move westward into other owned lands
Native American tribes found themselves in competition with other tribes.
Native American tribes experienced population declines due to new diseases
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Who believed their colony was like a "city on a hill"?
Philadelphia - William Penn
John Winthrop- Boston
Jamestown - John Smith
Baltimore - George Calvert

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