English Colonies Ch 3 review

He gained control of Jamestown in 1608 and pushed settlers to work hard and build better housing

The New England economy was based on trade, skilled craftsmanship and fishing

Education in the colonies was important because parents wanted their children to run their businesses successfully

Middle colony that was originally founded by the Dutch, but later taken over by the English

In 1764 Parliament passed the _____________ which set taxes on molasses and sugar imported by colonists

Jamestown's population dropped between 1609 and 1610 because of bad soil, which caused settlers to seek better land.

Many farms and plantations in the southern colonies grew these

A popular method of protesting British laws was to _______ or refuse to buy British goods

Pennsylvania was named after William Penn, a Quaker who believed in welcoming immigrants and tolerating other religions.

This was an attempt by Native Americans to push white settlers out of the Ohio Valley

He helped found the Committees of Correspondence to share ideas and information about challenging British laws

What is the term for crops that are always needed

These organizations were created in some colonies to pass laws

This was the name of the journey in which Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves

These were used in colonies to control local affairs and protect individual freedoms

Native Americans trusted these colonists more because they were less threatening than other colonists

Anne Hutchinson disagreed with the Puritan leaders who believed that people needed the guidance of a minister

These colonists agreed to work from 4 to 7 years on the farms of those who paid their journey to America

In the 1730s, sermons on spiritual equality led colonists to demand equality which eventually led to American Revolution

What trade was NOT represented by the merchants in the New England colonies?

Maryland law that was the first effort in the English colonies to suport religious freedom

Why did William Penn create the colony of Pennsylvania?

These meetings were the center of politics in the New England colonies

During this period, thinkers used reason and logic to form ideas about how government should work

Slaves contributed to the economy of the middle colonies by working in cities at skilled craftsman.

Founded on April 26, 1607, this Virginia colony was named after the English king

The Pilgrims settled with their families, who worked together to help survive in Plymouth

To enforce the Stamp Act of 1765, Britian placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.

The reason why Virginia colonists used slave labor was that there weren't enough indentured servants to meet high demand

During the Great Awakening, spiritual leaders such as John Locke argued that colonists would benefit from English rule.

They were in large demand in the South due to the need for a large number of people in the agricultural workforce

The Puritans' Mayflower Compact was an agreement to create fair laws to protect the general good

Some of the problems today are similar or same as the colonists reasons were for moving to the new world.

The British prime minister asked Parliament to tax the American colonists to help pay for this

Why did two thirds of Jamestown's colonists die by the time the first winter arrived? (select all)

Many colonists believed that Great Britain had no right to tax them without their _________

What event caused tension between British soldiers and Bostonians to explode on March 5, 1770, sparking the massacre?