Social Studies-life In The 13 Colonies
What is a debtor?
A debtor is a person who could not pay money he owed and had a choice to go to Georgia or go to jail
What was the name for a young person who was learning a trade? A- an apprentice B- an artisan C- a mason D- a tanner
A- an apprentice
Why was Maryland founded?
As a refuge for Catholics
What was the biggest city in New England?
Boston, Massachustts
Which was NOT one of the main crops in the middle colonies? A-corn B-rye C-tobacco D-wheat
C- tobacco
Which was NOT important to the economy of the Middle Colonies? A- farms B- trade C- whales D- ports
C- whales
What were Puritans punished for not attending?
Church
What happened at a gristmill? A- logs were made into lumber B- iron was made into horseshoes C- thread was made into cloth D- grain was made into flour
D- Grain was made into flour
Which job would a women most likely have held in the Middle Colonies? A- sea captain B- lawyer C- doctor D- shop owner
D- shop owner
True or False??- The duke of York have control o New York to John Berkeley and George Carteret.
FALSE
True or false??- New York City was the biggest city in the colonies
FALSE
True or false??-William Penn was a harsh and unfair governor.
FALSE
What was the park like area in the middle of a New England town used for?
Grazing animals.
What happened in Carolina in 1712
It split into two colonies (North Carolina and South Carolina)
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglenthrope
What person was elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
Who was the leader of the group Puritans?
John Winthrop
What are the New England colonies?
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
What are the thirteen colonies?
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (North-South)
What did frontier settlers have to do?
Make most of the things they needed.
How did many New Englanders make their living?
Many New Englanders made their living from the ocean; they fished and built ships.
Which person united many Native American tribes to fight against the colonists
Metacomet
Which person was called "king Philip by the English?
Metacomet
Who was a Native American Leader?
Metacomet
Why did New York City grow more slowly than Philadelphia?
New York grew more slowly than Philadelphia because there was little chance to own land in New York, in Pennsylvania there was still a lot of land to buy.
What are the Middle Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.
Why did many people settle in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania offered religious freedom.
What were the most important crops grown on southern plantation?
Rice and tabacco
Who believed that the Puritan Church should be separate from the colony's government?
Roger Williams
Which 2 people started settlements that joined to become the Rhode Island Colony?
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
True of False??- The middle Colonies were home to people of many different religions.
TRUE
True or false??- Apprentices learned skills from master artisans.
TRUE
True or false??- Benjamin Franklin lived in Philadelphia and worked to improve the city.
TRUE
Who did William Penn make a treat with?
The American Indians
Who were the founders of Maryland?
The calverts, a wealthy English family
Who founded Carolina?
The lords proprietors
If a colonist were to write a story about a farm in the 1700s would the story be a primary source or a secondary source? Explain.
This would be a primary source because he's a colonist.
Why was Carolina founded?
To farm
Why was Georgia founded?
To help deptors
What are the southern colonies?
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
In the New England colonies what were woman not aloud to do?
Vote
What did the puritans encourage one another to do?
Work hard and to save.