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Colonial America: Foundations & Settlements

Explore the first constitutions, colonies, key figures, and events that shaped Colonial America. Learn about the Jamestown colony, religious settlements, legislative assemblies, and more.

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Colonial America: Foundations & Settlements

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  1. Chapter #3 Review

  2. What was the 1st Constitution written in America? • Declaration of Independence • Articles of Confederation • U.S. Constitution • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

  3. The Jamestown colonists saved their colony by planting tobacco. True or False? True

  4. The English maintained the friendliest relations with the Native Americans. True or False? False!!!!! The FRENCH maintained friendly relations.

  5. Because their journey had religious purpose, the Separatists called themselves ____________ Pilgrims

  6. Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican church were called Separatists. True/False? False!!! It was the Puritans

  7. Where was the first place freedom of religion was truly practiced? • Rhode Island • Pennsylvania • Boston D. New York Rhode Island

  8. The colony of ___________ was established as a safe place for Catholics. Maryland

  9. Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over? • Georgia • South Carolina • New York • Rhode Island Georgia

  10. Religious settlements established in California were called missions. True or False? True

  11. What movement drove 15,000 Puritans out of England? • Puritan Movement • Great Migration • Great Awakening • Mayflower Compact Great Migration

  12. __________ ______ wrote Pennsylvania’s first constitution. William Penn

  13. Protestants who left England and started their own churches were called __________. Separatists

  14. What was considered Carolina’s “blue gold?” • cotton • Rice • indigo • corn indigo

  15. People who refused to fight in wars were called __________. Pacifists

  16. Puritans formed the New England Company and received a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Company.True or False? True

  17. The King granted these to groups of people who wanted to organize settlements in America. • Charters • Joint Stocks • Constitutions • Declaration of Independence Charters

  18. The greatest rebel that lived in Virginia (according to Gov. Berkeley) was - • John Locke • William Penn • Roger Williams • Nathaniel Bacon Nathaniel Bacon

  19. What was Jamestown’s legislative assembly (1st representative government)called? • House of Burgesses • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut • Parliament • Congress House of Burgesses – America’s 1st representative assembly

  20. The last of the British colonies to be established in America was – • Georgia • South Carolina • Maryland • New York Georgia

  21. Spain sent soldiers, settlers and missionaries to keep European powers from threatening its empire in America.True or False? True

  22. The original Jamestown settlers were in search of ________. Gold/Silver

  23. Workers who paid their French lords an annual rent were known as – • Tenant farmers • Sharecroppers • Joint stock owners • Yoemen farmers Tenant Farmers

  24. Squanto was a Native American who showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn. True or False? True

  25. Which colony was meant to be a military barrier to protect the colonies from Spain? • South Carolina • Massachusetts • Georgia • Virginia Georgia

  26. The Mayflower Compact was written as a social contract and included laws to live by.True or False? • True

  27. Who was the first African American child born in the colonies? • A. William Tucker • B. Will Smith • C. John Smith • D. John Rolfe William Tucker

  28. Why did some colonists prefer the Southern Colonies over the New England Colonies? • Because the Southern colonies had fertile soil, so it was more suitable for farming!!

  29. What cleared the way for England to start colonies in North America? • A. Drake’s Knighthood • B. Defeat of the Spanish Armada • C. The death of King George • D. England declared war on Spain Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  30. The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company.True/False? • True

  31. List the New England Colonies • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • Connecticut

  32. List the Middle Colonies • New York • New Jersey • Delaware • Pennsylvania

  33. List the Southern Colonies • Georgia • Virginia • Maryland • North Carolina • South Carolina

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