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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?
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