LESSON 4
BEFORE
1. King ____Henry VIII_______________
broke free from the Catholic Church
and formed the Protestant Church.
Many people didn’t like the break, and it
caused religious unrest in England.
2. A __pilgrim_ is a traveler
with a religious goal.
3. The ____Separatists______________
wanted to leave the church and establish their
own churches.
4. Because there was no freedom of religion,
many people in England were
__persecuted______, or punished severely.
5. On September 20, 1620 over 100 men,
women, and children, set sail from ___
Plymouth, England.
Their ship was called the Mayflower.
PLYMOUTH 1620
NAME_________________
DURING
6. When and where did the Mayflower land?
November 1620
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
AFTER
9. Describe the early hardships of the
Pilgrims.

no food

harsh conditions/ poor housing
7. What was the significance of the Mayflower
 disease/ died
Compact?
Pilgrims and “Strangers” agreed to obey the laws.
(government)
10. In what ways did Native Americans
help the Pilgrims survive?
8. Explain the symbolism of Plymouth Rock.
It symbolizes the place they landed.



Brought seeds
Showed them how to plant crops
Showed them how to fish for eels
11. Describe the first Thanksgiving
between the Pilgrims and the Native
Americans.
They feasted together to thank God for the
great harvest
LIFE IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
DAILY LIFE
RELIGION
ECONOMY/RESOURCES
SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
12. Why were town meetings so important
16. During the _Great
19. List 3 ways in which the
to the Puritans?
Migration____________________
N.E. Colonies made money 21. The __ Fundamental Orders of
based on their resources.
it was there that they were able to be a part ofin the 1630’s over 15,000
Connecticut
Puritans came to Massachusetts.
was a form of government that
community decisions.
Whaling/fishing
expanded democracy in
Shipbuilding
Connecticut.
17. List 3 ways to describe the Lumber
13. An ___indentured servant_________
strict beliefs of the Puritans.
___________________________________
signed a contract to work without wages
20.
*Education very important
for a time in exchange for passage to
___Harvard________________
*Strict laws
the Americas.
22. List three effects New England
*Must attend church and keep was the first college
established in America in
settlement had on Native
Sabbath
1636, in Cambridge,
Americans.
14. Massachusetts set up the first __public
Massachusetts.
*Conflict among the tribes
schools__which are schools
*Land was taken
funded by taxes.
18. What were the Salem
*Alliances with some settlers
Witch Trials?
15. List 3 descriptions of education in
New England.
 Bible study
 Very strict
 Focus on reading, writing, and math
Political and social divisions
led to accusations of
witchcraft in colonies; many
died (women hanged)
LIFE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DAILY LIFE
23. List 3 descriptions of education
in the Middle Colonies?
 Wealthy attended private schools
 Public schools were diverse
 Trades/skills were taught
24. Why are the middle colonies called the
“breadbasket colonies?”
They grew most of the
nation’s wheat
RELIGION
ECONOMY/RESOURCES
SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
25. List 3 beliefs of Quakers.
27. An
29. _____cash crops _______
Quakers believed all people – ___apprentice_________________are crops grown to make
for a master to
money.
*wealthy or poor – were equal inworked
t
learn a trade.
the sight of God
Quakers opposed war and would
30. What is an artisan?
not take oaths
28. Give 5 examples of a trade.
Would not serve in the army
Someone who is skilled at a
Would not pay taxes
certain trade
* wig maker
Protestant reformers
Candle maker
26. List 3 other religions that
Seamstress/tailor
were common in the Middle
Blacksmith
Colonies.
31. ___libel________________ is
Horse shoe
the act of publishing a
ironsmith
statement that may wrongly
*Jewish
damage a person’s reputation.
* Lutheran (Protestant)
*Catholic
What does this term have to
do with the trial of John P.
Zenger? He was a writer sued
for libel
LIFE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES
Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia
DAILY LIFE
RELIGION
ECONOMY/RESOURCES
32. Describe education: (3)
36.____Act of Toleration_
38. List 3 cash crops.
Wealthy sent to England or private schools was a law that provided religious
freedom to all Christians.
Tobacco
Tutors came into homes
Cotton
No education for poor whites and slaves
Rice
Indigo
33. Life in the __Tidewater____________
region of the South centered around the
plantations and rich families.
39. In the 1700’s, sailors began
But life in the _Backcountry
37. What became the first
referring to the passage of
Region was harder, simpler, and
religious group in the colonies
slave-trading ships as the
more democratic.
to speak out against slavery?
____Middle Passage___.
SIGNIFICANT TOPICS
40. The Mason-Dixon Line
was the boundary that divided
the __Southern________and
Middle Colonies.
41. What was the significance
of the line to enslaved
African Americans? It was the
line escaped slaves tried to
reach.
34. What group of people made the
____Quakers__________________
most significant contribution to the
economy of the Southern
Colonies?____slaves___________
42. What were slave codes?
35. Which group of people set the style for
Southern living?
 Wealthy plantation owners
 slave holders _________
laws that treated slaves as
property and denied them basic
rights
SELF GOVERNMENT, ENLIGHTENMENT, GREAT AWAKENING
SELF GOVERNMENT
43. The Triangular Trade Route
was a three legged trade route
formed by merchants.
List 3 MAJOR results of the
Triangular Trade.
GREAT AWAKENING
ENLIGHTENMENT
46. What was the Enlightenment? 49. What was the
the rise of using human reason to Great Awakening?
answer questions; the age of science;
a revival of religious faith
1600-1700’s
throughout the colonies.
 Created a workforce
 Allowed communication
between Europe, Africa, and47. Give 3 examples of changes in the
North America
Colonies as a result of the
 Manufactured raw materials Enlightenment.
could now be traded
*More reading and writing
*New inventions
*Science becomes part of schools
44.The Navigation Acts was a
law that regulated trade between
the Colonies and England.
How did the colonists react to the
Navigation Acts?
48. In what ways did Benjamin
 Some ignored them
Franklin’s ideas reflect the ideas
 Some smuggled goods
of the Enlightenment?
 Many thought unfair
used science and reason to
45.List 3 freedoms that are
explain the world around him
enjoyed by Americans today that had
their beginnings in colonial
times. Free education
*Freedom of the press
*Religious Freedom
*Right to a jury
Right to vote
50. How did the Great Awakening
contribute to the spread of
Democratic feelings in the
colonies?
*Colonists began to challenge
British authority
*Many churches were started
*Traveling preacher reached/
appealed to independent thinkers.
VOCABULARY/TOPICS
51. Each colony had a
____legislature______________________
which is a group of people who
make the laws.
52. According to the theory of
___mercantilism_________,
a nation became strong by keeping
strict control over its trade.
53. _exports_____are goods
sent to markets outside the
country.
54. __imports______ are goods
brought into a country.