Post on 05-Jan-2016
Unit 1 Review • Each group (2) will be presented a prompt &
will list as many correct answers as possible (unless a cap is provided) within 2 minutes
• Groups earn 1 point per correct response; If any part of the response is incorrect, teams receive no points for that round
• The winning group earns 4 Bonus Points others earn 3, 2, 1…
Prompt #1Prompt #1Identify 3 similarities & 3 differences between the
Spanish & French colonial patterns in America
• Similarities:–Royal funding & royal control–Strict emigration; Small populations of
single young men looking for profit –Catholic missions (Jesuits) –Frontiers of inclusion with Indians –Large land claims, little “control”
• Differences:–Location of their land claims –Gold/encomiendas vs. fur–Inter-marriage vs. French women –Indian conquest vs. Indian alliances–Slow vs. fast pop growth in 18th century
Prompt #2Prompt #2Identify 5 factors that
stimulated immigration to the British colonies in the 17th Century (Push/ Pull)
• “Push” factors from England:–Population pressure –Few job or land opportunities (vagrants) or
to escape debts–Fear of violence (Civil War & Glorious
Revolution)
• “Pull” factors to North America:–Desire for wealth (gold/tobacco)–Desire for religious ideals (MA, PA, MD)–Reduced risk due to formation of join-stock
companies–Indentured servitude & slavery
Prompt #3Prompt #3Name the individual
English colonies
• “Chesapeake” –Virginia–Maryland
• “Middle”–New York–Pennsylvania–New Jersey–Delaware ■ “New England”
–Plymouth*–Massachusetts–Rhode Island–Connecticut –New Hampshire–New Haven*
■ “Lower South”–North Carolina–South Carolina–Georgia
Prompt #4Prompt #4Define the following
1. Salutary Neglect2. Mercantilism3. Headright System4. Half-Way Covenant5. Indentured Servant6. Yeoman Farmer7. Frontier of Exclusion
• Salutary Neglect—loose political control by England; led to self-gov’t & assemblies
• Mercantilism—Colonies exist to serve the mother country; Economic control of trade
• Headright System—50 acres to anyone who could bring indentured servants (VA)
• Half-Way Covenant—membership into town meetings & church for non-converted citizens in New England towns
• Indentured Servant—contracted laborer• Yeoman Farmer—small-scale farmer• Frontier of Exclusion—lack of desire to
convert, marry, trade with Indians
Prompt #5Prompt #5Identify 7 differences among the settlement
patterns of the early New England & Chesapeake
colonists
• Chesapeake vs New England:–Desire for wealth vs. Religious freedom–Individualistic vs. Cohesive –Young single men vs. Families –High death rates & low fertility vs. longer
life expectancy & high fertility rates–Cash-crop, plantation economy vs. small-
scale yeomen, fishing, shipbuilding–Landed-elite ruled House of Burgesses vs.
religious “elect” in town meetings–Secular, Anglican, Catholic vs. Puritan –Forced-labor systems vs. Few slaves–Little education vs. valued education
Prompt #6Prompt #6Identify the following people:1. John Rolfe2. Metacomet3. John Winthrop4. Jonathan Edwards5. Roger Williams6. Edmond Andros 7. William Penn
• John Rolfe—“Discovered” tobacco in VA• Metacomet—“King Philip”; led Indian attacks
on New England colonies • John Winthrop—Puritan leader in MA; Led
Great Migration; “City on a Hill” ideal • Jonathan Edwards—evangelist of Great
Awakening; “Sinners in the Hands…” • Roger Williams—banished from MA; Founded
Rhode Island; Tolerance • Edmond Andros—The despised gov of
Dominion of NE after King Philip’s War • William Penn—Founder of PA; Quaker; “Holy
Experiment”
Prompt #7Prompt #7Identify 5 rebellions in
colonial history
• Bacon’s Rebellion—poor VA farmers angry with Gov about Indian attacks
• Stono Rebellion—slaves in SC• NY Slave Rebellion—104 slaves hanged• Powhatan attacks—Attacked Jamestown• King Philip’s War—attacked NE• Salem Witch Trials—young “rebelling” against
the older citizens of Salem • Initial smuggling during Navigation Acts—
colonists rebelled against mercantilism until they realized monopolistic benefits
• Popé’s Rebellion—Pueblo against Spain
Prompt #8Prompt #8Identify 6 characteristics
or consequences of the Great Awakening
• Characteristics:–Enthusiastic preaching (“fire & passion”)–Attacked secularism & old light churches–Free will (arminianism) not predestination–Not a unified religious movement –First “national” event in American history –“Camp revivals” to 1,000s in attendance
• Consequences:–Increased colonial unity –Alternative denominations grew (Baptists &
Methodists; New Lights)–New universities to challenge Harvard–Encouraged challenging authority
Prompt #9Prompt #9Identify 6 characteristics or specific examples of colonial
government
*double points for including the 3 “firsts”
• Colonial Gov’t:–Mayflower Compact (1st self-gov’t)–House of Burgesses (1st legislature)–Fundamntl Orders of CT (1st constitution)–Salutary neglect led to colonial assemblies &
self-government –British parliament & king were sovereign but
did not act on this power –Royal governors were weak & paid by
colonial assemblies–Town meetings in New England–Assemblies ruled by the “elite” but elected
democratically by the people –Royal control in Spain (viceroys) & France
Prompt #10Prompt #10Name the proprietary
colonies
• Proprietary Colonies:–Maryland—Lord Baltimore, Catholics–New York—Duke of York after seizure from
the Dutch–Pennsylvania—William Penn, Quakers, Holy
Experiment –Carolina—Group of 8 who wanted a
democratic utopia; Veto power–New Jersey–New Hampshire–Delaware
Prompt #11Prompt #11Name the significant religious characteristic of each colony:1. Massachusetts2. Virginia3. Maryland4. Pennsylvania 5. Plymouth6. Connecticut
•Colonial Religions:–Massachusetts—Puritans–Virginia—Anglican–Maryland—Catholic–Pennsylvania—Religiously diverse; Quakers;
Holy experiment –Plymouth—Puritan separatists (Pilgrims)–Connecticut—Puritan
Prompt #12Prompt #12Identify 3 characteristics
of the American backcountry
• Backcountry Characteristics:–Geographic area beyond the eastern
seaboard, near Appalachian Mountains –Most diverse place in colonial America:
populated by Scots-Irish, Germans, former indentured servants
–Rocky soil, difficult to farm, yeomen farms–Proximity to Indians; Dangerous–Rebellious: Scots-Irish won’t obey, Germans
won’t conform, Poor farmers are frustrated
Prompt #13Prompt #13Identify 5 characteristics
of the middle colonies
• Characteristics of Middle Colonies: –Ethnic immigrant diversity–Religious diversity & religiously tolerant –Economic diversity: Shipping, wheat, corn,
farming, livestock, iron–Most people were yeoman farmers –Proprietary colonies (NY & PA)–Excellent harbors (Philadelphia, NY City)–Less hostile with Indians than NE or Southern
colonies
Prompt #14Prompt #14What is the difference between a Pilgrim &
Puritan?
• Puritans:–Believed in purifying the Anglican Church of
all Catholic rituals–Were willing to work to reform the church–Believed in predestination & strict moral
codes– Immigrated to Massachusetts
• Pilgrims:–“Separatists” (Radical Puritans) –Unwilling to wait for reform–Migrated to Plymouth (absorbed by MA)
Prompt #15Prompt #15Name the colony associated with
1. “City on a Hill”2. “Holy Experiment”3. “Stinking Weed”4. “Political Utopia”5. “Buffer Colony”6. “Act of Tolerance”
• “City on a Hill”—Massachusetts
• “Holy Experiment”—Pennsylvania
• “Stinking Weed”—Virginia
• “Political Utopia”—Carolina
• “Buffer Colony”—Georgia
• “Act of Tolerance”—Maryland