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Social Studies review on American Colonial life
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1
What rebellion is this picture showing?
Washington's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Maryland Rebellion
Jamestown Rebellion
2
What eventually happened in Georgia?
Large plantations took over, more wealthy owners came in
Became a tourist location
Spain took it over
It remained to be a great place for the poor
3
Why were those folks sent there?
To be spies for the King
There were no prisons in England
To start a new life
To serve as a buffer between the colonies and (FL) Spain
4
What is a primary source
Documents that were written after the time period
Source in which people get water
Documents such as a journal written during the time period
Just newspaper articles
5
Why did Bacon's Rebellion Start?
There was not enough food for everyone
There was not enough land for everyone
Poor colonists were mad about high taxes
The rich rebelled because they wanted more money
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FUN FACT: How much money is given for the Millennium Prize for solving 1 out of 7 math problems
$100
$100,000
$1
1 million
7
How many slaves vs. how many white settlers were in North Carolina?
About 40,000 slaves vs. 10,000 white settlers
About 20,000 slaves vs. 100,000 white settlers
About 10,000 slaves vs. 20,000 white settlers
About 20,000 slaves vs. 10,000 white settlers
8
What area did King Charles II give to 8 of his supporters?
Wisconsin
New York
Carolina's and Georgia
Midwest
9
What was one of the most popular crops to grow in Colonial America?
Tobacco
Potato
Oranges
Pizza
10
What was the end result of Bacon's Rebellion?
Bacon won and would become the first president of the US
Jamestown burned down, but Bacon died, rebellion ended
Bacon became the president of Jamestown
Bacon and the people the rebelled were stopped right away
11
What is an indentured servant?
Rich land owners
A slave
Someone that gets paid to work
Someone that signs a contract to work for 4-7 years "no pay"
12
Why did slave use increase in the colonies?
To take care families while the owners were out working
No particular reason
Farmers owned large amounts of land needed "workers"
Towns needed people to fish and hunt for them
13
What act was created to accept all religions in Maryland?
Religion Act of 1649
Accepting Act of 1649
Toleration Act of 1649
Catholic Act of 1649
14
FUN FACT: In many Asia countries who is expected to clean up the school?
The parents
Maintenance staff
Hired workers
The Students
15
What is a secondary source
Just textbooks
A source like bottled water
Source such as a text book, wiki, came after the time period
Source like a journal created during the time period
16
What religious group came to the colonies to escape religious persecution(vocab word) in the UK
Buddhist
Scientologists
Taoists
Catholics
17
What kind of people were sent to Georgia at first?
Clergy
Royalty
Poor, and those with criminal records
Rich
18
Was slavery legal in Georgia at first?
Only in some towns
No
Depended on how much your paid the police
Yes
19
What was the headright system?
For each person a colonists brought over, given 50 acres
For each person a colonists brought over, given 5 acres
For each person a colonists brought over, given 20 acres
For each person a colonists brought over, given 15 acres
20
Since Farmers had a lot of land, who was there to work all the land?
Indentured servants, and slaves
Hired people to work the land
No one worked
They worked it themselves
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Who did Nathaniel Bacon and the other Indentured Servants attack at first
The rich folks in the government
The poor
Hostile Native Americans
Friendly Native Americans
22
What was one of the most important jobs in the colonies?
Building big markets
Farming
Establishing an army
Finding gold
