Name: ____________________________
Mr. Ferrara
U.S. History I
22-Oct-14
Thirteen Colonies Study Guide
3.2 New England Colonies (pgs.67-73)
Terms to know
1. John Winthrop:
2. Pilgrims:
3. Mayflower Compact:
4. Puritans:
5. Great Migration:
6. Roger Williams:
7. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut:
8. Quakers:
9. Dissenter:
10. Persecute:
Ideas/Concepts
1. Difference between Pilgrims and Puritans. Where did each settle? Why did they settle?
Pilgrims- separated from C.O.E./landed in Cape Cod/Settled in Plymouth/ Arrived on
Mayflower/Mayflower Compact/ Endured period of starvation/First Thanksgiving
Puritans- purified C.O.E./settled in Massachusetts Bay- Boston/ also were persecuted in England
2. Role of the Church of England
Establishment of COE led to the arrival of the pilgrims and puritans in America.
3. Significance of the Mayflower Compact-Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact- written agreement, self-governance- pilgrims
Fundamental order CT- first written constitution in N. America
4. Puritan Values
Hard work/representative govt/ education
5. Salem Witch Trials- Theories/Teen Biz
Girls accused of witchcraft, hysteria spread throughout salem. More than 20 people killed as a result of
being accused.
3.3 Southern Colonies (pg.77-81)
Terms to know
1. Lord Baltimore:
2. Act of Toleration:
3. Huguenots:
4. James Oglethorpe:
5. Proprietary Colony:
6. Tidewater:
7. Bacon’s Rebellion (4.2):
8. Stono Rebellion (4.2):
9. Overseers (4.2)
Ideas/Concepts:
1. Comparing Religious Groups (pg.78)
Quakers/Puritans/Baptists/Anglicans/Separatists- Protestant
Roman Catholic- Catholicism
2. What attracted settlers to the Carolinas?
Large land grants/political representation/religious toleration
3. Why was Georgia founded?
Second chance for debtors/protect south Carolina from a possible attack from Spanish florida.
4. What features did the southern colonies have in common?
Fertile soil/warm weather crops-tobacco/rice/indigo
5. New England Economy vs. Southern Economy
3.4 The Middle Colonies (pg.83-88)
Terms to know
1. New Netherland:
2. Peter Stuyvesant:
3. William Penn:
4. Patroon:
Ideas/Concepts:
1. What drew settlers to the Middle Colonies?
The rich soil and mild winters were good for farming. Settlers were also attracted by religious tolerance.
2. How did religious toleration grow in the Middle Colonies?
Started with William Penn when he established Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was a “holy experiment”
where society was based on Quaker ideals and religious tolerance and it had no tax-supported Church.
3. Why were each of the colonies founded? (Religious freedom/economic gain……)
MA- Settled by Separatists (Pilgrims) and later Puritans because they were being persecuted in England
based on their beliefs and religion.
RI- established by Roger Williams because of unfair Puritan practices towards others (persecution)
NH- established because of unfair Puritan practices towards others (persecution)
CT- established by Thomas Hooker, founded for political and religious freedom.
VA- founded for economic gain $$
MD- Religious toleration (Catholics)
GA- founded to give people in England (debtors) a second chance at life.
PA- Religious tolerance (Quakers + Holy experiment)
NY- Founded by the Dutch (New Netherland) for trade
NJ- Founded for trade after the English took over New Netherland from the Dutch.
Carolinas- Founded for economic gain and trade
3.4 The Backcountry (pgs.117-120)
Terms to know:
1. Scots-Irish: The name given to people from the borderlands of England and Scotland from the
region of Northern Ireland.
Ideas/Concepts:
1. What factors allowed each colonial region to grow and prosper? (chart pg.119)
N.E: Good fishing grounds/Trade/Puritan Values- hard work, education, representative government.
Middle- Fertile soil (breadbasket colonies)/ diversity of the region/big cities (Philadelphia/NYC)
South- Climate/Fertile soil/plantation economy
2. Geographical boundary of the Backcountry
-Region of dense forest and rushing streams near the Appalachian Mountains.
3. What made Backcountry life unique?
-Majority of inhabitants were poor Scots-Irish. Scots-Irish were Presbyterian (Protestant) that lived in
troubled regions torn by warfare in Scotland. Gained necessary survival skills as a result that they used
living in the Backcountry. Scots-Irish formed clans that were fiercely loyal to one another. The clan
system helped families deal with the perils of the Backcountry. Scots-Irish were surrounded by Native
Americans and lived in the most dangerous region of the Colonies.
4. Why did the Scots-Irish emigrate to the colonies?
- The areas they lived in previously were torn by warfare. They later come to PA for its religious
tolerance (Presbyterian).
5. Why did conflict sometimes develop between English colonists and other peoples from North
America?
-Scots-Irish often came into conflict with other groups (mostly Native Americans) over land and
resources.