Unit 4 Life in the Colonies Lessons 1-7
Vocabulary plantation a person who agreed to work for an amount of time in exchange for the cost of housing, food, and the voyage to North America A large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked an owner a crop that is grown to be sold for profit having the ability to produce most everything that one needs unjust treatment to give something formally to someone plantation cash crop proprietor indentured servant self-sufficient grant persecution
A person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England A person who travels to a place for religious reasons A person who gives speeches about religious subjects To be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one’s own A person whose views are different from those of his or her leaders A skilled worker who makes things by hand A group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from Church of England Separatists pilgrim Puritan dissenter intolerant preacher artisan
A system in which prices are not controlled by the government An open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze A person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker A person who supports something A public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money To resist or fight against authority apprentice town common free-market economy auction proponent rebel
A person who is chosen to act for others A member of a country A government that is run by the people A gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues A gathering of elected representative for a specific purpose A place where a county government is located democracy citizen representative assembly town meeting county seat
When people in England first heard about America’s many resources, they began moving to the colonies. Which resource were they NOT looking for? make money from the fur trade to raise taxes to find gold and silver to own their own land
Large plantations existed in the Southern Colonies due to cold climate and rocky soil lack of workers warm climate and rich soil size of the land claims
Who founded the colony of Maryland? William Bradford James Oglethorpe John Winthrop Lord Baltimore
John Smith was a leader in Massachusetts Carolina Virginia Plymouth
European countries and settlers had many reasons for building colonies European countries and settlers had many reasons for building colonies. What was NOT a reason for building a colony? settlers wanted to live in a royal colony countries wanted to gain wealth through land and natural resources settlers hoped to grow rich by owning their own land settlers were escaping religious persecution
During the First Great __, there was an increased interest in . Awakening religion
John Winthrop led the Puritans Pilgrims Separatists Sacramento Kings to an NBA Championship
The official religion of the colony of Virginia was Puritanism Quakerism Catholicism Anglicanism
George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, Gilbert Tennent, and Samuel Davies were all Dancing with the Stars Champions preachers members of One Direction founders of colonies
In a free-market ____________ the _____________ does NOT control _________. economy government prices
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As ______________ grew in the Southern Colonies, ________ increased. plantations slavery
Slaves rebelled against slavery with all of the following except… They ran away. They worked slowly. They bought their own freedom. They voted for slavery to end.
Why did early American settlements need governments? to help solve problems and make rules to help improve relations with England to raise taxes to advise the king
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact? to ensure religious freedom to establish a basis for a government to establish the House of Pancakes to elect representatives
How were the English setters self-sufficient in their new land How were the English setters self-sufficient in their new land? Include geography and climate in your answer. The Southern Colonies: The ______ climate and ______ soil made the land well suited for _____________. Cash crops included ________, ______, and ________. The Middle Colonies: They established farms and grew _______ as a cash crop. They were important in the shipping industry because of their good _______. The New England Colonies: They had a ________ climate and ________ soil. Shipbuilders used tall, white _______ trees for ship masts. They fished for cod and ___________. They farmed only enough for themselves. warm rich plantations tobacco rice indigo wheat harbors cold rocky pine mackerel
How are they different? Slave considered property bought and sold at auctions punished if disobeyed were not paid Indentured Servant worked for a set period of time in exchange for housing, food, and cost of voyage
The Middle Colonies were more accepting of other religions because the people in these colonies came from different ___________, ___________, and ____________. This made them more understanding. backgrounds cultures religions
How did the First Great Awakening affect religious tolerance? People joined new religious groups like _________ or __________. Some of these religions reached out to __________ Americans. Baptists Methodists African
Why were colonial governments not true democracies? Only white men who owned _________ could vote or be elected_____________. The British government could pass _______ for the colonies without asking the colonists’ ________. property representatives laws consent
THE BIG ESSAY! Explain how a person, a place, or an event shaped development in the colonies. GOOD LUCK!