Chapter 3 Study Guide Answers

The Father of American Democracy.

To escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely.

A religious movement that swept through the colonies and changed colonial religion, society, and politics.

It showed how unhappy colonists were with the new British laws.

A combination of famine, disease, and a harsh winter.

It rested the authority of governments on agreement by the people that they needed government and gave their consent to be governed.

“The Intolerable Acts”

It encouraged colonists to move to Virginia by giving 50 acres of land per person to individuals and groups who paid their own way.

The supply of wood enabled shipbuilders to construct vessels to meet the demands of various traders, thus making money.

It symbolized the American value of protecting the freedom of individuals and minority groups.

Sermons on spiritual equality led colonists to ask for political equality.

To limit the power of the English Monarch.

The Powhatan taught the colonists how to grow North American crops such as corn.

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The Treaty of Paris gave Great Britain Florida and all lands east of the Mississippi River.

Metacomet refused to give more land to the British Settlers.

Some of them had tried to separate from the church of England and feared punishment and persecution by English leaders.

A British soldier standing guard hit a colonists during an argument.

1.Boston harbor was closed until Boston paid for the ruined tea. 2.Massachusetts's charter was canceled. 3.Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial. 4.A new Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers. 5.The Quebec Act gave a large amount of land to the colony of Quebec. 6.General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts.