Question/Answer Study Guide US1.5
US 1.5 The student will demonstrate the knowledge of the factors that
shaped colonial America
US 1.5a Describe the religious and economic events and conditions that led to the
colonization of America.
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Why was Roanoke Island established?
It was established as an economic venture.
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What was the first permanent English
settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
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When was it established?
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Why was it established?
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Who established the Plymouth colony?
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Why was it established?
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What colony did the Puritans establish?
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Why was this colony established?
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Where did the Quakers settle?
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Why was this colony established?
Why: They wanted to have freedom to practice
their faith without interference.
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Who settled in Georgia?
Who: people who had been in debtor’s prisons
in England
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Why did they settle there?
When: 1607
Why: An economic venture
Who: Separatists from the Church of England
Why: They wanted to avoid religious
persecution.
Colony: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Why: They wanted to avoid religious
persecution.
Where: Pennsylvania
Why: They hoped to experience economic
freedom and new life in the New World
US 1.5b Describe life in New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies, with
emphasis on how people interacted with their environment to produce goods and
services, including examples of specialization and interdependence.
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What was New England’s geography like?
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What was New England’s climate like?
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Appalachian Mountains
Boston harbor
Hilly terrain
Rocky soil
Jagged coastline
Moderate summers
Cold winters
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What did New England specialize in?
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What was New England’s social life like?
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What made up New England’s political life
& civic life?
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Fishing
shipbuilding industry
naval supplies
Metal tools & equipment
trade and port cities
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Village and church as center of life
Religious reformers and separatists
(Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay)
Town meetings
18. What were the natural resources in New
England?
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Timber
Fish
deep harbors
What were the human resources in New
England?
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Skilled craftsmen
Shopkeepers
shipbuilders
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20. Interdependence: How did New England
colonies depend on the Southern colonies?
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Interdependence: How did New England
colonies depend on the Mid-Atlantic
colonies?
Southern colonies supplied New England with:
 Crops such as tobacco, rice, & cotton
 Forest products such as lumber, pitch, and tar
Mid-Atlantic colonies supplied New England
with:
 Livestock & grains
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What was the Mid-Atlantic’s geography
like?
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What was the Mid-Atlantic’s climate like?
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Mild winters
Moderate climate
24. What did the Mid-Atlantic specialize in?
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Livestock
Grain
fish
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Villages and cities
Varied and diverse lifestyles
Diverse religions
What was the social life like in the MidAtlantic?
Appalachian Mountains
Coastal lowlands
Harbors and bays
Wide and deep rivers
Rich farmlands
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What made up the Mid-Atlantic’s political
life & civic life?
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What were the natural resources in the
Mid-Atlantic?
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Rich farmland
rivers
28. What were the human resources of the
Mid-Atlantic?
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Unskilled and skilled workers
fishermen
29. Interdependence: How did Mid-Atlantic
colonies depend on the Southern colonies?
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Interdependence: How did Mid-Atlantic
colonies depend on the New England
colonies?
What was the geography of the Southern
colonies?
32. What was the climate of the Southern
colonies?
33. What did the Southern colonies
specialize in?
34. What was the economy of the Southern
colonies based on?
35. What was the social life in the Southern
colonies like?
36. What made up the South’s political life &
civic life?
Market towns
They traded with the Southern colonies to get
products they did not produce.
 Crops such as tobacco, rice, & cotton
 Forest products such as lumber, pitch, and tar
New England colonies supplied the Mid-Atlantic
colonies with:
 Tools & equipment
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Appalachian Mountain
Piedmont
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Good harbors & rivers
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Humid climate
mild winters
hot summers
Tobacco
Cotton
Rice
Indigo
forest products (lumber, tar, & pitch)
Large farms/plantations
cash crop
wood product
small farms
Slavery
Plantations (slavery)
Mansions
indentured servants
few cities & fewer schools
Church of England
Counties
37. What were the natural resources in the
Southern colonies?
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Fertile land
rivers, and harbors
38. What were the human resources in the
Southern colonies?
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Farmers
enslaved African Americans
39. Interdependence: How did Southern
colonies depend on the New England
colonies?
New England colonies supplied Southern
colonies with:
 Metal tools & Equipment
40. Interdependence: How did Southern
colonies depend on the Mid-Atlantic
colonies?
Mid-Atlantic Colonies supplied agricultural
products not plentiful in the South, such as:
 grains
US 1.5c Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of large landowners,
farmers, artisans, women, free African Americans, indentured servants, and
enslaved African Americans.
41.
Describe the characteristics of a large
landowner in colonial times.
 Lived predominately in the South
 Relied on indentured servants &/or slaves for
labor
 Were educated in some cases
 Had rich social culture
42. Describe the characteristics of a farmer in
colonial times.
 Worked the land according to the region
 Relied on family members for labor
43. Describe the characteristics of an artisan
in colonial times.
 Worked as craftsmen in towns & on the
plantation
 Lived in small villages & cities
44. Describe the characteristics of women in
colonial times.
 Worked as caretakers, house-workers,
homemakers
 Could not vote
 Had few chances for an education
45. Describe the characteristics of an
indentured servant during colonial times.
 Consisted of men & women who did not have
money for passage to the colonies & who
agreed to work without pay for the person
who paid for their passage
 Were free at the end of their contract.
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47.
Describe the characteristics of enslaved
African Americans during colonial times.
 Were captured in their native Africa & sold to
slave traders, then were shipped to the
colonies where they were sold into slavery
 Were owned as property for life with no rights
 Were often born into slavery (Children of
enslaved African Americans were born into
slavery.)
Describe the characteristics of free African
Americans during colonial times.
 Were able to own land
 Had more economic freedom (could work for
pay and decide how to spend their money)
 Not allowed to vote.
US 1.5d Identify the political and economic relationship between the colonies of
Great Britain
48. When did England become Great Britain?
49. How did Great Britain impose economic
control over the colonies?
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How did Great Britain impose political
control over the colonies?
The early 1700s.
1. Great Britain imposed strict control over
trade.
2. Great Britain taxed the colonies after the
French & Indian War.
3. Colonies had to trade raw materials for
manufactured goods.
1. Colonists had to obey British laws that were
enforced by colonial governors.
2. Colonial governors were appointed by the
king or by the proprietor.
3. Colonial legislatures made laws for each
colony and were monitored by colonial
governors.