Unit 4 Life in the Colonies Lessons 1-7. 1.a person who agreed to work for an amount of time in exchange for the cost of housing, food, and the voyage.

Unit 4Life in the Colonies

Lessons 1-7

1. 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

2. A large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked

3. an owner

4. a crop that is grown to be sold for profit

5. having the ability to produce most everything that one needs

6. unjust treatment

7. to give something formally to someone

A. plantation

B. cash crop

C. proprietor

D. indentured servant

E. self-sufficient

F. grant

G. persecution

Vocabulary

8. A person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England

9. A person who travels to a place for religious reasons

10. A person who gives speeches about religious subjects

11. To be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one’s own

12. A person whose views are different from those of his or her leaders

13. A skilled worker who makes things by hand

14. A group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from Church of England

A. Separatists

B. pilgrim

C. Puritan

D. dissenter

E. intolerant

F. preacher

G. artisan

15. A system in which prices are not controlled by the government

16. An open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze

17. A person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker

18. A person who supports something

19. A public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money

20. To resist or fight against authority

A. apprentice

B. town common

C. free-market economy

D. auction

E. proponent

F. rebel

21. A person who is chosen to act for others

22. A member of a country

23. A government that is run by the people

24. A gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues

25. A gathering of elected representative for a specific purpose

26. A place where a county government is located

A. democracy

B. citizen

C. representative

D. assembly

E. town meeting

F. 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?

A. make money from the fur tradeB. to raise taxesC. to find gold and silverD. to own their own land

Large plantations existed in the Southern Colonies due to

A. cold climate and rocky soilB. lack of workersC. warm climate and rich soilD. size of the land claims

Who founded the colony of Maryland?

A. William BradfordB. James OglethorpeC. John WinthropD. Lord Baltimore

John Smith was a leader in

A. MassachusettsB. CarolinaC. VirginiaD. Plymouth

European countries and settlers had many reasons for building colonies. What was NOT a reason for building a colony?

A. settlers wanted to live in a royal colony

B. countries wanted to gain wealth through land and natural resources

C. settlers hoped to grow rich by owning their own land

D. settlers were escaping religious persecution

During the First Great __, there was an increased interest in

.

Awakening

religion

John Winthrop led the

A. PuritansB. PilgrimsC. SeparatistsD. Sacramento Kings to an NBA

Championship

The official religion of the colony of Virginia was

Catholicism

Puritanism Quakerism

Anglicanism

George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, Gilbert Tennent, and Samuel Davies were all

A. Dancing with the Stars ChampionsB. preachersC. members of One Direction D. founders of colonies

In a free-market ____________ the _____________ does NOT control _________.

economygovernment

prices

WELCOME TO THE TOWN COMMON

As ______________ grew in the Southern Colonies, ________ increased.

plantationsslavery

Slaves rebelled against slavery with all of the following except…

They voted for slavery to end.

They bought their own freedom.

They worked slowly.

They ran away.

Why did early American settlements need governments?

A. to help solve problems and make rules

B. to help improve relations with England

C. to raise taxesD. to advise the king

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

A. to ensure religious freedomB. to establish a basis for a

governmentC. to establish

the House ofPancakes

D. to electrepresentatives

How were the English setters self-sufficient in their new land? Include geography and climate in your answer.

A. The Southern Colonies:The ______ climate and ______ soil made the land well suited for _____________.Cash crops included ________, ______, and ________.

B. The Middle Colonies:They established farms and grew _______ as a cash crop. They were important in the shipping industry because of their good _______.

C. 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.

warmplantations

tobacco rice indigo

harbors

cold rocky

rich

wheat

pinemackerel

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 culturesreligions

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 MethodistsAfrican

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.