1. Colonial Era
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2. Colonial Gov’t
Age of Reason
Religious Revivalism
Industry and Economy
Demographics 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question
First governing document signed by British settlers in the New World. Drafted by William Bradford

4. Answer 1 – 10
Mayflower Compact

5. Question
Located in Virginia, this was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.

6. Answer 1 – 20
House of Burgesses

7. Question
Political system where the legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. Namely, checks and balances, separation of powers, and the rule of law.

8. Answer 1 – 30
Limited Government

9. Question
Policy of the British government which let colonists govern themselves while British officials watched from a distance

10. Answer 1 – 40
Salutary Neglect

11. Question
document created in 1215 which granted nobles various legal rights and limited the king from imposing taxes w/o consent of a council. Led to the formation of British Parliament

12. Answer 1 – 50
Magna Carta

13. Question
European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

14. Answer 2 – 10
The Enlightenment

15. Question
Position taken by Enlightenment thinkers that rejects revelation and authority  (the church) as a source of religious knowledge

16. Answer 2 – 20
Deism

17. Question
Name 3 of John Locke’s Natural Rights

18. Answer 2 – 30
Life, Liberty, and Property

19. Question
Theory which stated that for the good of society, people agree to give up certain freedoms and empower governments to maintain order.

20. Answer 2 – 40
Social Contract

21. Question
Term used to describe the unintended social benefits of individual actions/decisions on an economy

22. Answer 2 – 50
Invisible Hand

23. Question
Protestant movement that taught people that true Christianity required having a personal relationship with God rather than adhering to religious traditions and ceremonies.

24. Answer 3 – 10
The Great Awakening

25. Question
Traveling preacher who advocated rebirth and revitalization of one's own faith. Known for tremendous oratory skills and great personal appeal.

26. Answer 3 – 20
George Whitefield

27. Question
Convicted of Heresy in 1637, stressed the individual’s intuition as a means of reaching God as wells as protesting the patriarchy which persisted in colonial Massachusetts

28. Answer 3 – 30
Anne Hutchinson

29. Question
Religion popular in the Middle Colonies. Promoted religious tolerance, equality of the sexes, and non-violence

30. Answer 3 – 40
Quakerism

31. Question
the largest  group of religion in New England. Included Puritans and other dissidents who broke away from the Church of England.

32. Answer 3 – 50
Congregationalism

33. Question
Group of colonies which was known best for fishing, shipbuilding, and trade

34. Answer 4 – 10
New England Colonies

35. Question
Group of colonies founded for the purpose of business, and making a profit in anyway possible.

36. Answer 4 – 20
Southern Colonies

37. Question
Economic theory which stressed exporting more than you import, limiting trade, and self-sufficiency.

38. Answer 4 – 30
Mercantilism

39. Question
What were the number one crops grown in Virginia and South Carolina.

40. Answer 4 – 40
Tobacco and Rice/Indigo

41. Question
Social class in the south made up of wealthy plantation owners and rich businessmen

42. Answer 4 – 50
Gentry

43. Question
A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country.

44. Answer 5 – 10
Indentured Servant

45. Question
Give two scenarios in which women were able to acquire wealth in the colonies.

46. Answer 5 – 20
Death of father, Death of husband (No male heir)

47. Question
What was the primary demographic feature of the population of 18th century colonial America?

48. Answer 5 – 30
A Young Average Age

49. Question
Number one cause for the sudden rise in population in the colonies during the 18th Century.

50. Answer 5 – 40
Need for labor

51. Question
Name two of the three professions mentioned in class which women were able to enter

52. Answer 5 – 50
Shopkeepers, hostesses, and doctors