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Where did the greatest number of settlers come from? |
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How did the colonies grow so quickly? |
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| Immigrants from many lands came to America to seek freedom and opportunity. The extensive immigration, combined with the Americans' large families, caused the colonial population to grow rapidly despite the high death rate. |
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Decribe Sunday worship services in the colonies. |
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| Different churches worshiped in different ways, but the services usually included singing, Bible reading, prayer, and a long sermon. |
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Which set of colonies had the greatest religious diversity? |
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How did the religious freedom in the southern colonies differ from that in the middle colonies? |
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| In the southern colonies the Anglican church, or the Church of England, became the official church and the colonists paid taxes to support it; in the middle colonies attracted immigrants from many lands and therefore had a great deal of religious diversity. |
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What religious group wrote the first classical music to be composed in America? |
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| Began with the founding of Jamestown in 160 to the outbreak of the War for Independence in 1775, lasted more than 150 years. |
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| people of Scottish descent who had settled in Northern Ireland during the 1th century |
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| During the colonial era it was the largest city, with about 25,000 inhabitants |
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| German immigrants who followed the teachings of reformer John Huss. They were among the earliest Americans to demonstrate a zeal for missionary work. They wrote the first classical music to be composed in America. |
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Count von Zinzendorf |
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| Great Moravian leader of Saxony who came to the colonies and led in founding the city of Bethlehem, PA. |
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| City founded by the Moravians, led by Count von Zinzendorf. |
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Congregational churches |
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| Began as Puritan churches in the early years in New England and became known as congregational churces because each local congregation had an important voice in its own church government. |
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List some of the things you buy today that the average colonial family had to make. |
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| Food, tools, clothes, houses |
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Which colonies were called the "bread colonies"? Why? |
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| The middle colonies were called the "bread colonies". They produced an abundance of grain, including wheat, corn, barley, and oats. |
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What types of crops were raised in the South? Where was the "rice country"? |
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| Tobacco, indigo and rice. South Carolina and Georgia were called the "rice country". |
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Name three industries that were particularly suited for the New England colonies. |
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| Lumber, shipbuilding and fishing & whaling |
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Who was America's chief overseas customer? |
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What was the triangular trade route? |
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| When ships sailed from the New England colonies they usually stopped at two distant ports before returning to New England; thus the route became known as the triangular trade route. |
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How would the success of the American colonies lead to conflict with England? |
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| Many in England felt the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country, an idea known as mercantilism. They wanted the colonies to supply them with raw materials and then to buy the manufactured goods they produced. |
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| rough cloth spun from linen and wool from which clothes were made |
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| Grown in South Carolina and Georgia, the leaf of the plant was used to produce a blue die that was in demand in English textile plants. |
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| An island in the West Indies, under British possession, became the strongest center of Christianity among the blacks of the West Indies. |
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| craftsmen that shod horses and forged tools, farm implements, wagon parts and other iron products |
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| craftsmen that made harnesses, boots and shoes |
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| operated gristmills where colonists could have grain ground into flour |
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Describe the different homes the colonists built. |
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| The earliest were mere huts; some lived in caves. Early houses were built of rough wood and held together by wooden pegs, door hinges were made of leather, roof singles were held on by "weight timbers", and chimneys were made of wood plastered with clay. |
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List some practical uses of the fireplace. |
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| It served as an oven and stove for cooking, provided light in the evening and warmth during winter. |
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What was colonial travel and communication like? How efficient was the postal service? |
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| Travel and communication were slow and difficult. Postal service developed slowly and was often unreliable. |
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Did the colonists ever have time for recreation? Explain. |
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| Yes, they sometimes set aside entire days for recreation. Holidays were also used to join freinds for games, fellowship and festivities. They also combined work and pleasure, such as quilting bees, corn huskings, and barn raisings. |
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How did social classes in America differ from social classes in Europe? |
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| Social classes in America were based upon wealth and in Europe they were based upon birth. |
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In what region of America was slavery most used? Why? |
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| in the South; because of the large plantations |
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Who led settlers across the Appalachians? How did they cross through the mountains? |
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| Daniel Boone; through the Cumberland Gap |
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Georgian architecture |
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| named after the monarchs of Britain, this style of home became popular thoughout the colonies producing large and statelyhomes made of brick or stone |
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| by 1750 the major cities were connected by post roads, or roads over which the mail was carried |
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| the sparsely populated areas on the fringe of settlement |
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Appalachian Mountains |
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| served as a natural barrier to western expansion |
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| a fort established in Kentucky by a group led by Daniel Boone, the trail they blazed became known as the Wilderness Trail |
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| trail that served as a path for families bound for the West |
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Which colonial region had the best education at the beginning? |
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| New England set the pace for education. |
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Describe the schools in the New England colonies, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies. |
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| New England colonies: children learned the basics of reading writing and arithmetic by attending a dame school (so called because it was conducted by a widow or single lady who taught the children in her home). Middle colonies: the children either studied at home or attended schools provided by the church. Southern colonies: the wealthy families hired tutors and then sent their children to England for higher education, other familes cooperated to build a schoolhouse and either hired a teacher or an indentured servant educated the children. |
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Name the most widely used textbook in colonial America. |
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What did a student usually go on to read after he finished the Primer? |
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| the Bible and probably Pilgrim's Progress and other classic books |
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What was the best-known private academy? Who founded it? |
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| Philadelphia Academy; founded by Benajamin Franklin |
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What was an apprenticeship? |
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| boys placed under the authority and care of a master craftsman inorder to learn a trade |
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List the nine centers of higher learning along with the groups that founded them. |
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1) Harvard-founded by the Puritans
2) College of William and Mary-founded as an Anglican school
3) Yale-founded by Congregationaliss
4)Princeton University-founded by Presbyterians
5) Brown University-founded by Baptists
6) Rutgers-founded by the Dutch Reformed
7) Dartmouth College-founded by Congregationalists
8) Columbia University-founded by Anglicans
9) Philadelphia Academy-founded by Ben Franklin as a nonsectarian school |
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What type of reading did many wealthy and self-educated colonists enjoy? What was the first regularly published weekly newspaper in the colonies? |
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| Many of the wealthy were well read and had their own libraries and read theology, history, mathematics, philosophy, natural science and classical literature. The Boston News-Letter. |
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How did Benjamin Franklin help to spread general knowledge in colonial America? |
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| He encouraged the founding of public libraries and also shared bits of wisdom with the common people through his yearly publication, Poor Richard's Almanac. |
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Who was the first professional musician and composer born in America? What did he conduct throughout New England? |
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| William Billings; he conducted singing schools |
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Name some colonial Americans who made significant contributions to modern science. |
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| John Winthrop, Jr., Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Cotton Mather |
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Name the three types of colonies and explain how they were governed? |
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1) Royal colonies were kept under the direct authority of the king.
2) Proprietary colonies were granted by the king to individual proprietors or owners.
3) Self-governing colonies were granted charters allowing them to rule themselves. |
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Describe a typical colonial legislature. |
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| In each colony except Pennsylvania, the legislative body was bicameral which means composed of two houses. |
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What limitations were placed on the governor's power? |
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| His power was limited by the fact that the legislature controlled the purse strings. |
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| counties that were divided into smaller units, originally church districts |
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| a paddle-shaped board to which as attached a printed sheet containing the alphabet and usually the Lod's Prayer or a Scripture verse |
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Philadelphia Academy |
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| The best known of the academies, founded by Benjamin Franklin. |
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Poor Richard's Almanac |
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| Written by Benjamin Franklin, it was a yearly publication that shared bits of wisdom, contained meteorological and astronomical information and offered homely proverbs and sound advice couched in good humor. |
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| served as its chief executive officer |
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| In New England the town was the basic unit of local government. |
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| The primary unit of local government in southern colonies where the population was mostly rural and widely scattered. |
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