Chapter 7: Regional Differences Test Questions
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
