SSUSH 1 Guided Questions:
The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th Century
Overview:
1) What three European nations settled Eastern North America? _________________________
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a. Explain Virginia's development; include the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation,
relationship with Powhatan, House of Burgesses, Bacon's Rebellion, and the development of
slavery.
Virginia's Development
2) What was the first permanent English colony in North America? _______________________
3) What year was this colony founded? _____________________________________________
4) It was a business venture of what company? _______________________________________
5) How did this company plan to make money? _______________________________________
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6) Was the colony successful at first? _______________________________________________
7) What were two major problems the colony suffered from? ___________________________
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8) What were the two results of these problems? _____________________________________
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9) What three changes made by the company helped the colony grow? ____________________
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10) What happened at this point? __________________________________________________
Tobacco Cultivation Changed Virginia
11) Was gold discovered in Jamestown? _____________________________________________
12) What crop became a source of wealth in Virginia? __________________________________
13) What was the original type of labor used to cultivate tobacco? ________________________
14) What did indentured servants receive in exchange for their work? _____________________
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15) What source of labor did Virginia eventually become dependent upon? ________________
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House of Burgesses
16) What institution was the House of Burgesses similar to? _____________________________
17) What is the significance of the House of Burgesses? It was the first ____________________
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18) What two ways did one become a representative in the House of Burgesses? ____________
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19) Were all citizens represented? __________________________________________________
20) Why did Nathaniel Bacon lead a revolt in 1676? ____________________________________
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21) What was the major result of Bacon's Rebellion? ___________________________________
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Relations with Native Americans
22) How did relations between the colonists and the Indians progress? ____________________
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23) Who led a confederacy of Indian tribes in the area? _________________________________
24) Why were colonists frequently in conflict with the Indians? __________________________
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b. Describe the settlement of New England; include religious reasons, relations with Native
Americans (e.g., King Phillip’s War), the establishment of town meetings and development
of a legislature, religious tensions that led to the founding of Rhode Island, the half-way
covenant, Salem Witch Trials, and the loss of the Massachusetts charter and the transition
to a royal colony.
25) What two reasons did the Puritans face persecution in England? _______________________
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26) Where did the Pilgrims settle? __________________________________________________
27) Where did the Puritans settle? __________________________________________________
28) How did the early years of New England compare with the first few years of the Virginia
settlement? ____________________________________________________________________
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Relations With Native Americans
29) What were relations with the Indians like at first? __________________________________
30) What was King Phillip's war? __________________________________________________
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31) What did the Puritans do to cause this war? _______________________________________
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32) What was the end result of King Phillip's War? ____________________________________
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A New Type of Governance
33) How were Puritan communities run? ____________________________________________
34) What determined voting rights in these communities? _______________________________
35) What type of government was used to run towns? __________________________________
36) What document provided for a broader form of government throughout the colony? ______
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37) What became a problem as more children were born in America? _____________________
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38) What was the purpose of the "Half-Way Covenant"? _______________________________
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Opposition to Puritan Rule
39) What did Puritans often do to those who did not share their religious views? _____________
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40) What colony was founded by Roger Williams? ____________________________________
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41) What did Charles II do in 1686? ________________________________________________
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42) Why did King Charles combine the New England colonies into a single territory? _________
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43) What notorious event in 1692 may have been caused in part by the political turmoil of the
era? __________________________________________________________________________
44) How many Massachusetts colonists were accused of witchcraft? How many were convicted?
How many were executed? _______________________________________________________
45) What were 4 underlying causes of the Salem Witch trials? ___________________________
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c. Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies; include the Dutch settlement of
New Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover, and the settlement of Pennsylvania.
46) What colony was established in 1614 by the Dutch? ________________________________
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47) What was its original purpose? _________________________________________________
48) What two things was this colony noted for? _______________________________________
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49) What did the British re-name the colony when they took it over in 1664? ________________
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50) Who was the founder of Pennsylvania? __________________________________________
51) Why did King Charles give him a land charter? ____________________________________
52) What religious group fled England and settled in Pennsylvania? _______________________
d. Explain the reasons for French settlement of Quebec.
53) Why did the French establish Quebec? ___________________________________________
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e. Analyze the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and
economic development; include the southern, middle, and New England colonies
(Southern Colonies: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia)
54) The Southern colonies had what three major geographic advantages? _______________
55) What sort of crops were grown south of the Fall Line? ___________________________
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56) What was the result of this? ________________________________________________
(Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware)
57) What two things shaped the development of the Middle Colonies? _________________
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58) What was significant about the Hudson and Delaware Rivers? _____________________
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59) What did Native Americans exchange furs for? ____________________________________
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60) What cities were major commercial hubs? ________________________________________
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(New England Colonies: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire)
61) What two factors made farming difficult in the New England colonies? _________________
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62) What did thriving forests and a location near the sea help New England's people develop?
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63) What three industries became important to the region? ______________________________
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64) New Englanders became the ___________________ and their ships became the __________
___________________ of the transatlantic trade.