Unit 3: Life in the Colonies (Chapter 4)
1. What are some characteristics of the New England Colonies? (think about economy/job
opportunities, groups of people who live here?)
2. What are some characteristics of the Middle Colonies? (think about economy/job opportunities,
groups of people who live here?)
3. What are some characteristics of the Southern Colonies? (think about economy/job
opportunities, groups of people who live here?)
4. What is the difference between subsistence farming and cash crops?
5. What was the Triangular Trade Route?
6. What were the Navigation Acts?
7. Why did Colonists support this at first? Why did Colonists not support the Acts after a while?
8. Import/Export: Define and give examples for the Colonies.
9. What are the THREE types of Government in the Colonies? Explain who governs/controls each.
10. How did the French and Indian War begin? (what events led up to the war…)
11. Explain the Albany Plan of Union (what did it say? Was it successful?)
12. Who was Pontiac?
13. Edward Braddock:
14. William Pitt:
15. George Washington (don’t say anything about being the 1st president…that’s WAY later)
16. Iroquois Confederacy:
17. Treaty of Paris:
18. Proclamation of 1763:
19. How did the Colonists view the Proclamation?