Social Studies-life In The 13 Colonies

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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.


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