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Identifying Terms

1. D2. A3. E4. B5. C

1. How did England organize the government of the 13 Colonies? How did England govern the 13 Colonies?

• Privy Council – set the policy for the colonies

• Governor – each colony had one• Colonial Courts – made decisions• elected representatives (House of

Burgesses)• Advisory Council – helped the

Governor

2. Compare the economies of the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies

• New England – fishing, shipbuilding, whaling, trading, skilled craftspeople and apprentices

• Middle – combined NE and Southern – trade, agriculture (staple crops), mostly indentured servants (some slaves)

• Southern – agriculture (cash crops), slave labor

3. What were some of the economic roles of women in the colonies?

• Nurses• Midwives• Running businesses and farms• Worked in the home• Selling goods outside the home

4. Why did some people believe that American colonists were in need of a “great awakening”?

Some feared that . . .• Colonists’ dedication to their religion

was declining• Religious commitment of previous

generations had been lost

5. Who were the most influential writers of the colonial period and what did they write?

• Jonathan Edwards – wrote sermons• Anne Bradstreet – wrote about

family and faith• Phillis Wheatley – poetry using

religious language and imagery• Ben Franklin – Poor Richard’s

Almanack

1. Economics – How did the Navigation Acts restrict colonial trade?

• Required the colonists to do their trade with England

• Set duties (taxes) on certain products

2. Geography: How did the climate influence the types of crops grown in southern colonies?

• Warm climate, long growing season• Grew cash crops – exported for profit• Tobacco, indigo, rice

3. Science, Technology & Society: What scientific advances were made by colonial Americans?

• David Rittenhouse – developed mathematical and astronomical instruments

• Benjamin Banneker – predicted an eclipse, published an almanac, built a clock

• John Bartram - botanist• Benjamin Franklin – lightning rod,

Franklin stove, bifocals

Discuss

1. What was the relationship between religion and education?

2. Why might the Great Awakening have inspired a movement for greater democracy?