Chapter 7: Regional Differences Test Questions

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Bicameral

A legislature having two houses

Southern Region

A small number of wealthy people lived in this region. A tiny percentage of the population controlled almost all the money and power.

Backcountry Region

Although it wasn't very far west, it had a Wild West atmosphere. Few people had large farms or owned slaves.

Unique American Identity

An emerging middle class from wealth and social mobility because of the lack of aristocrats and use of slaves instead of lower-class white workers

Enlightenment

Benjamin Franklin

Unique American Identity

Common history from a shared English background

smuggling

Conducting illegal/secret trade

no

Did the New England Colonies have religious tolerance?

Southern Region

Even though only a small percentage of citizens owned slaves, the agricultural economy depended on slavery.

Great Awakening

George Whitefield

Salutary

Good; healthy

4

How many colonies were in the Middle Colonies?

no

Is a slave and an indentured servant the same thing?

New England Region

Its people owned small farms for subsistence farming only and lived close to their neighbors.

Enlightenment

John Locke

Great Awakening

Jonathan Edwards

New England Region

Limited Use of Slavery: With no large plantations, there were few slaves. However, merchants did engage in slave trade and profited from it.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Middle Colonies:

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

New England Colonies:

Southern Region

Often the assemblies were bicameral, with one house elected by the people, and the other appointed by the royal governor.

Unique American Identity

Perception of cheap and available land

Enlightenment

Philosophical movement

Unique American Identity

Power for land owners because of the connection between land ownership and the right to vote

subsistence farming

Producing just enough to survive

Great Awakening

Religious movement

Unique American Identity

Shared enemies from conflicts with Native Americans and French and Spanish settlers

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia

Southern Colonies:

Southern Region

Starting with the House of Burgesses, most local government was in the form of assemblies. *

grain

The Middle Colonies were known as the "Breadbasket Colonies" because they produced a large amount of what?

Middle Region

The government used a combination of assemblies, town meetings, and royal government.

Parliament

The legislative body of Great Britain

New England Region

The people of this region adopted Puritan values of hard work, modesty, and education.

Southern Region

The wealthiest planters lived along the Tidewater section of Virginia, which had rich soil and navigable rivers and shipped tobacco and other crops to England.

Backcountry Region

This region stretched along the Appalachian Mountains, from the far north to the far south.

Enlightenment

Thomas Jefferson

mandate

To require, usually by law

New England Region

Town Life: Life revolved around the meetinghouse and the church (usually the same building).

New England Region

Trade and Industry: Due to the poor, rocky soil and harsh winters, they were unable to raise cash crops.

yes

Were the Middle Colonies more accepting of different religions?

1,2

What are the characteristics of the Southern colonies? Choose all that apply *Cool/mild winters and hot, humid summers *Disease was more common and spread faster *Poor soil

Religion

What is NOT a similarity between all three colonial regions?

Rocky, dry soil that made farming difficult

What kind of soil did they have in New England?

Timber

What resource was New England able to ship to England?

Town Meetings

What was important to the colonies' social and political make-up?

Triangular Trade Route

What was the name of the trade route that New England was a part of?

tobacco, rice, indigo

What were the important cash crops in the Southern Colonies? (Choose all that apply) *Tobacco *Rice *Corn *Indigo

Diverse

What word describes the Middle Colonies?

South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia

Which of the following were in the Southern Colonies? (Choose all that apply) *South Carolina *Maryland *Delaware *Georgia

Maine and Vermont

Which of these were NOT one of the New England Colonies (choose all that apply) *Massachusetts *Maine *Vermont *Rhode Island

Middle Region

With large immigrant populations and a tradition of tolerance (especially religious tolerance), this region was home to the most diverse populations.

yes

Would you describe religion in the south as more diverse religions were accepted in the south than in New England?

Enlightenment

applied laws of nature to politics

Great Awakening and Enlightenment

debated political, societal, and religious questions

Enlightenment

emphasized human reason and scientific analysis

Great Awakening

fiery sermons

English Bill of Rights

increased parliamentary power

Enlightenment

influenced the Founding Fathers

Navigation Act of 1651

led to the increase of smuggling

Navigation Act of 1651

limited colonists' wealth by cutting back free trade

English Bill of Rights

limited the powers of the monarchy

Navigation Act of 1651

made it illegal for the colonies to sell to countries other than England

Great Awakening

personal relationship with God

Great Awakening and Enlightenment

put forth the idea of equality among all

Enlightenment

social contract

Great Awakening

traveling ministers


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