New England
Colonies
MA, RI, CT, NH
Middle Colonies
NY, NJ, PA, DE
Southern Colonies
VA, MD, NC, SC,
GA
Geography
Cold winters, rocky
soil, mountains,
forests, rivers,
harbors
Less severe winters,
fertile soil, rivers,
harbors
Mild, long growing
season, fertile soils,
tidal rivers, wide coastal
plains
Early
Colonists
Mostly English
Puritans (Pilgrims)
Dutch, English, Welsh,
Germans, Scots-Irish,
Irish, Swedes, French
English, African slaves
Economy
small scale farming,
fishing, fur trade, ship
building, lumber,
trade, crafts, industry
Medium scale farming,
fur trade, crafts, industry
Mostly agricultural,
large plantations,
Lifestyle
Educated, Protestant
work ethic, town
meetings,
Regional diversity
Plantation life, few
cities, small farmers
largest part of
population
Influence
on Gov’t
Mayflower Compact
NY Chapter of Liberties
House of Burgess

The original settlements in the thirteen British
colonies were all located
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
east of the Appalachian Mountains
along the Gulf Coast
on the Great Plains
west of the Mississippi River

What was a main reason large plantations
developed in the South during the colonial
period?
(1) British laws discouraged tenant farming.
(2) Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.
(3) Southern mountains led to the development
of isolated, self-sufficient farms.
(4) The coastal plain in the South contained
large areas of fertile soil.

Which statement about the British colonial
policy of mercantilism is most accurate?
(1) Raw materials from the colonies were
shipped to England.
(2) England encouraged the colonies to seek
independence.
(3) The colonies were required to send
manufactured goods to Europe.
(4) The British opposed the use of slave labor
in the colonies.

In colonial America, the House of Burgesses,
the Mayflower Compact, and town hall
meetings were all developments that led to
the
(1) regulation of trade with Native American
Indians
(2) protection of the rights of women
(3) elimination of the power of the upper
classes
(4) creation of representative government
During the colonial period, goods were most
commonly transported on

(1) rivers
(2) canals
(3) railroads
(4) turnpikes
Which heading best completes the partial outline
below?
I. _________________________________
A. Mayflower Compact
B. House of Burgesses
C. New England town meetings

(1) Attempts to Overthrow British Rule
(2) Development of Self-Government in the
American Colonies
(3) Establishment of British Parliamentary Control
Over the Colonies
(4) Social Reform Movements in the American
Colonies

In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly
to the
(1) middle colonies’ role as the chief importers
of agricultural products
(2) rapid industrialization of the southern
colonies
(3) decline of the New England economy
(4) increased importation of enslaved Africans
to the Western Hemisphere
The presence of which pair of geographic
conditions discouraged the development of a
plantation economy in the New England
colonies?

(1) wide coastal plain and absence of good
harbors
(2) rocky soil and short growing season
(3) numerous rivers and humid climate
(4) flatlands and lack of forests
Rights
Magna Carta
(1215)
English Bill of
Rights (1689)
Virginia
Declaration of
Rights (1776)
Bill of Rights
(1791)
Trial by Jury
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Due Process
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Private Property
√
√
No unreasonable
searches and
seizures
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No cruel and unusual
punishments
√
No excessive bail or
fines
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Right to bear arms
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Right to petition
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Freedom of speech
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Freedom of the press
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Freedom of Religion
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
Which protection in the Bill of Rights is most
directly related to the 1735 trial of John Peter
Zenger?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
freedom of the press
right to bear arms
ban on unreasonable searches
freedom from double jeopardy

The British government’s use of writs of
assistance against American merchants is one
reason the Bill of Rights includes protection
against
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
cruel and unusual punishment
self-incrimination
excessive bail
unreasonable search and seizure
Which heading best completes the partial
outline below?
I. __________________________
A. Magna Carta
B. House of Burgesses
C. Town meetings
D. John Locke

(1) Ideas of Social Darwinism
(2) Basis of British Mercantilism
(3) Contributions to American Literature
(4) Influences on United States Constitutional
Government