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What was the primary role of colonial assemblies?
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Legislative governance. Colonial legislatures made laws and controlled local taxation.
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Flashcard 1: What was the primary role of colonial assemblies?
Answer: Legislative governance. Colonial legislatures made laws and controlled local taxation.
Flashcard 2: Name a popular religious group in colonial Pennsylvania.
Answer: Quakers. Pennsylvania welcomed this pacifist religious group.
Flashcard 3: What was the headright system?
Answer: Land grants to settlers for bringing indentured servants. Encouraged immigration by rewarding land for bringing workers.
Flashcard 4: Which colonial region had the most diverse population?
Answer: Middle Colonies. Attracted immigrants from many European countries and religions.
Flashcard 5: Name a popular religious group in colonial Pennsylvania.
Answer: Quakers. Pennsylvania welcomed this pacifist religious group.
Flashcard 6: What was the Enlightenment?
Answer: Intellectual movement emphasizing reason. 18th-century philosophy promoting science, reason, and natural rights.
Flashcard 7: What was the role of women in colonial society?
Answer: Domestic duties and child-rearing. Colonial women were expected to manage households and raise children.
Flashcard 8: What is mercantilism?
Answer: Economic theory to increase wealth through trade. Colonies provided raw materials, bought finished goods from Britain.
Flashcard 9: What was the Stono Rebellion?
Answer: 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina. Largest slave revolt in colonial America before the Revolution.
Flashcard 10: What was the primary economic system of colonial New England?
Answer: Subsistence farming and trade. Rocky soil limited farming, so trade and crafts were emphasized.
Flashcard 11: Which colony was established for debtors and prisoners?
Answer: Georgia. Oglethorpe's charity colony for England's poor and imprisoned.
Flashcard 12: Who led the first successful English settlement in America?
Answer: John Smith. Saved Jamestown from starvation with strict discipline and work rules.
Flashcard 13: Name a famous colonial American philosopher.
Answer: Benjamin Franklin. Polymath who embodied Enlightenment ideals of reason and science.
Flashcard 14: Who were the Puritans?
Answer: Religious group seeking to purify Church of England. Wanted to reform Anglican Church practices and worship.
Flashcard 15: Identify the main economic activity in the Southern Colonies.
Answer: Plantation agriculture. Large-scale farming using enslaved labor dominated the South.
Flashcard 16: What was the Enlightenment?
Answer: Intellectual movement emphasizing reason. 18th-century philosophy promoting science, reason, and natural rights.
Flashcard 17: What was Bacon's Rebellion?
Answer: 1676 uprising against colonial government in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon led frontier settlers against Governor Berkeley.
Flashcard 18: What was the role of women in colonial society?
Answer: Domestic duties and child-rearing. Colonial women were expected to manage households and raise children.
Flashcard 19: What was the main industry in colonial New Hampshire?
Answer: Lumber. Dense forests provided timber for shipbuilding and export.
Flashcard 20: What was the main religious group in colonial Massachusetts?
Answer: Puritans. Dominated Massachusetts Bay Colony's religious and political life.
Flashcard 21: Name an effect of the Great Awakening.
Answer: Increased religious diversity. New denominations emerged, challenging established church authority.
Flashcard 22: Which colony was established for debtors and prisoners?
Answer: Georgia. Oglethorpe's charity colony for England's poor and imprisoned.
Flashcard 23: Identify the main port city in colonial South Carolina.
Answer: Charleston. Major Atlantic trading center for rice and indigo exports.
Flashcard 24: What was the main export of the Middle Colonies?
Answer: Grain. Fertile soil made the region the colonial breadbasket.
Flashcard 25: Identify the economic policy that benefited the mother country.
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic system designed to strengthen the mother country.
Flashcard 26: What was the main export of the Middle Colonies?
Answer: Grain. Fertile soil made the region the colonial breadbasket.
Flashcard 27: Who were the Puritans?
Answer: Religious group seeking to purify Church of England. Wanted to reform Anglican Church practices and worship.
Flashcard 28: What was the primary reason for founding Georgia?
Answer: Buffer against Spanish Florida. James Oglethorpe founded it as a military barrier in 1732.
Flashcard 29: What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
Answer: First self-government agreement in America. Pilgrims agreed to create laws for the common good.
Flashcard 30: Which colony was founded by the Pilgrims?
Answer: Plymouth Colony. Pilgrims founded it in 1620 after signing the Mayflower Compact.
Flashcard 31: Which colonial region was known for shipbuilding?
Answer: New England. Abundant forests and skilled craftsmen made shipbuilding profitable.
Flashcard 32: Who was William Penn?
Answer: Founder of Pennsylvania. Quaker leader who established Pennsylvania as a tolerant society.
Flashcard 33: Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Answer: Religious dissenter in Massachusetts. Challenged Puritan authority, was banished for her beliefs.
Flashcard 34: Name the colonial assembly known for early self-government.
Answer: Virginia House of Burgesses. First elected assembly in English America, established 1619.
Flashcard 35: Name an effect of the Great Awakening.
Answer: Increased religious diversity. New denominations emerged, challenging established church authority.
Flashcard 36: Who was Jonathan Edwards?
Answer: Preacher during the Great Awakening. Famous for his fire-and-brimstone sermons about salvation.
Flashcard 37: Identify the economic policy that benefited the mother country.
Answer: Mercantilism. Economic system designed to strengthen the mother country.
Flashcard 38: Who was Anne Hutchinson?
Answer: Religious dissenter in Massachusetts. Challenged Puritan authority, was banished for her beliefs.
Flashcard 39: What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts?
Answer: Regulate colonial trade. British laws controlling colonial commerce to benefit mother country.
Flashcard 40: Identify the main port city in colonial South Carolina.
Answer: Charleston. Major Atlantic trading center for rice and indigo exports.
Flashcard 41: Which colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?
Answer: Pennsylvania. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a Quaker refuge.
Flashcard 42: What was the Half-Way Covenant?
Answer: Partial church membership in New England. Allowed children of church members to participate without conversion.
Flashcard 43: What was the Half-Way Covenant?
Answer: Partial church membership in New England. Allowed children of church members to participate without conversion.
Flashcard 44: What was the main purpose of colonial education?
Answer: Religious instruction. Schools focused on teaching Bible reading and moral values.
Flashcard 45: Identify the main religion in colonial Maryland.
Answer: Catholicism. Lord Baltimore established it as a Catholic refuge.
Flashcard 46: What was the primary reason for founding Georgia?
Answer: Buffer against Spanish Florida. James Oglethorpe founded it as a military barrier in 1732.
Flashcard 47: What cash crop was most important in colonial Virginia?
Answer: Tobacco. Virginia's climate and soil were ideal for tobacco cultivation.
Flashcard 48: What was the primary labor force in Southern plantations?
Answer: Enslaved Africans. Large plantations required extensive labor for tobacco and rice.
Flashcard 49: Who led the first successful English settlement in America?
Answer: John Smith. Saved Jamestown from starvation with strict discipline and work rules.
Flashcard 50: What was Bacon's Rebellion?
Answer: 1676 uprising against colonial government in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon led frontier settlers against Governor Berkeley.
Flashcard 51: Who was Roger Williams?
Answer: Founder of Rhode Island. Banished from Massachusetts, he promoted religious tolerance.
Flashcard 52: Which colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?
Answer: Pennsylvania. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a Quaker refuge.
Flashcard 53: What is mercantilism?
Answer: Economic theory to increase wealth through trade. Colonies provided raw materials, bought finished goods from Britain.
Flashcard 54: What was the Great Awakening?
Answer: Religious revival movement. Swept through colonies in the 1730s-1740s, emphasizing personal faith.
Flashcard 55: What was the main industry in colonial New Hampshire?
Answer: Lumber. Dense forests provided timber for shipbuilding and export.
Flashcard 56: Who was Jonathan Edwards?
Answer: Preacher during the Great Awakening. Famous for his fire-and-brimstone sermons about salvation.
Flashcard 57: Name a famous colonial American philosopher.
Answer: Benjamin Franklin. Polymath who embodied Enlightenment ideals of reason and science.
Flashcard 58: What was the Great Awakening?
Answer: Religious revival movement. Swept through colonies in the 1730s-1740s, emphasizing personal faith.
Flashcard 59: What was the Triangular Trade?
Answer: Trade system between Europe, Africa, and America. Connected three continents through slave and commodity trade.
Flashcard 60: What was the primary economic system of colonial New England?
Answer: Subsistence farming and trade. Rocky soil limited farming, so trade and crafts were emphasized.
Flashcard 61: What was the Triangular Trade?
Answer: Trade system between Europe, Africa, and America. Connected three continents through slave and commodity trade.
Flashcard 62: What was the main religious group in colonial Massachusetts?
Answer: Puritans. Dominated Massachusetts Bay Colony's religious and political life.