Chapter 2 “The English Colonies” Part 2 Ms. Monteiro

Southern Colonies New England Colonies Middle Colonies Conflict in the Colonies Life in the English Colonies

Row 1, Col 1 What was the name of the laws that were passed in the southern colonies in order to control the slaves? Slave codes

2,1 The economies of the southern colonies were mostly based on what? Farming which is also known as Agriculture

3,1 Why did King George II grant a charter to James Oglethorpe to start the colony of Georgia? He hoped that Georgia would protect Britain’s other colonies from Spanish Florida.

4,1 What was the name of the Indian confederacy that helped the Jamestown colonists to survive? Powhatan

5,1 What destroyed the cooperation between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan Indians? Colonists killed a Powhatan leader

1,2 Who were the two Indians, who spoke English, and helped the Pilgrims to survive? Samoset and Squanto

2,2 Who was the leader of the Puritans when they left England and went to Massachusetts? John Winthrop

3,2 When the Pilgrims left England, they were headed for Virginia. They ended up off course farther north. Where did they land in Massachusetts? Plymouth Rock

4,2 What is the importance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? Made Connecticut’s government more democratic

5,2 What type of work became important in the New England colonies because the soil could not grow cash crops? Trade, manufacturing, fishing, shipbuilding, skilled crafts

1,3 Who led the Dutch colony of New Netherland but had to surrender it to the English, who renamed it? Peter Stuyvesant

2,3 Who was the founder of the Quaker colony of Pennyslvania? William Penn

3,3 The government of the colony of Pennsylvania was an important example of this type of government. Representative self-government

4,3 Name the three main staple crops that were grown in the Middle Colonies. Wheat, barley, oats

5,3 By 1760, what was the largest British colonial city? Philadelphia in Pennsylvania

1,4 Name for the movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society. Enlightenment

2,4 Name for the war between the British and French for the control of North America. French and Indian War

3,4 Name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War and put Britain in control of North America. Treaty of Paris 1763

4,4 Why did King George III of England issue the Proclamation of 1763? To stop settlement west of the Appalachian Mts. so that settlers and Indians would not fight

5,4 This Ottawa chief had fought for France and he tried to resist British settlement west of the Appalachians Mts. Pontiac

4,4 Event in which colonists protested the tax on tea even though the tax was not high. Boston Tea Party

4,4 Punishments the British put on the people of Boston because of the Boston Tea Party. Intolerable Acts

4,4 Why was Boston Harbor closed in 1774? Bostonians were being published for the Boston Tea Party

4,4 Define “taxation without representation”. Having to pay taxes without having any say about the law

4,4 What was the first tax law passed by the British parliament to raise money in the colonies? It required taxes on imported sugar and molasses. Sugar Act of 1764