Name _______________________________________ Date ________________
3.4 Colonial Life
Pages 90-97
The English colonies continued to grow despite many challenges.
Colonial governments were influenced by political changes in England.
I.
Colonial Governments
a. Colonial Governors __________________________
i. Each colony had a governor, who is __________________________
_______________________________________________________
ii. Some colonies also have elected representatives, which were ______
_______________________________________________________
iii. Virginia created the first __________________________ in the year
______.
1. The Virginia legislature was __________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
iv. The center of politics in New England was the _________________,
which was _____________________________________________.
a. In southern colonies,
___________________________________________.
b. In middle colonies,
___________________________________________.
b. Political ___________________________
i. The former Duke of York, _________________, became king in the
year ________.
1. He believed ______________________________________.
2. In 1686, he ______________________________________.
3. The colonists felt __________________________________.
c. ____________ Bill of Rights
i. Parliament replaced _________________________and passed the
_________________________, which was
_____________________________________________.
1. How did the English Bill of Rights change the government?
d. Colonial Courts
i. They were used for
______________________________________________________.
ii. The courts reflected ______________________________________.
iii. They also protected ______________________________________.
English trade laws limited free trade in the colonies.
II.
English ______________ Laws
a. Why did England want to have control of American colonies?
b. European nations practiced a system called ______________________,
which is _____________________________________________________.
i. Parliament passed _____________________________ between the
years ____________________ because
________________________________.
ii. An example of an act passed was
_______________________________________________________
____.
iii. England liked these acts because
_______________________________________________________
____.
iv. Colonists felt
________________________________________________.
v. Colonists wanted to trade with whomever they wanted because
_______________________________________________________
___.
vi. These trade restrictions led to _________________________, in
which
_______________________________________________________
___, and many American merchants became _____________.
c. Triangular ____________
i. Definition: _____________________________________________.
ii. Draw the routes below:
d. Middle Passage
i. American traders exchanged ______________ for
_______________________ from Africa.
1. The middle passage was a ______________ that could last as
long as _________________.
2. Conditions were_________________.
a. For example,
___________________________________________.
The Great Awakening and Enlightenment led to ideas of political equality among
many colonists.
III.
Great Awakening and _________________
a. Great Awakening was _____________________________________
i. One leader of this movement was ________________________
1. He was from ______________________
2. He preached
___________________________________________
ii. Another leader was __________________________, who
_____________________________
iii. People listened because
_________________________________________.
iv. How did people change?
b. Enlightenment
i. Definition: ___________________________________________
ii. New ideas were:
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
iii. One great thinker was ______________________
1. He thought _______________________________________.
The French and Indian War gave England control of more land in North America.
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