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When King George III and English Parliament attempted to take away the colonists' power, the colonists cried,"________________________________!"
No taxation without representation!
By the 1700s, every colony made their own laws in an assembly chosen by ________ because
the voters - so their best interests would be represented by the political leaders.
List five rights that colonial women were not given.
education, most fields of work, law suits, keep money earned, purchase or sell property
Who had the most freedom and opportunites in colonial society?
white men
Which group of people could never "move up" in society and hope for a better life? Why?
African slaves, who worked without pay and had little chance of freedom, helped produce the wealth but did not share in it.
Who were in the Lower Class?
poor workers in the ports and tenant farmers who didn't own their own land
Which type of people made up the Middle Class in the colonies?
farmers and shopkeepers
Which type of people made up the Upper Class in the colonies?
wealthy merchants, planters, shippers, and lawyers
Why did the western counties of each colony struggle to survive?
the frontier was harsh and filled with Native Americans who already farmed and hunted there.
What two products made rich the southern colonies of Carolinas and Georgia?
rice and indigo
Maryland and Virginia planters made a fortune in
tobacco
New York City and Philadelphia merchants loaded ships with _________ to send overseas.
flour
Name the three middle colonies whose farmers grew wheat.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
In the northern colonies, what were the three main industries?
shipbuilding, fishing, and trade with Engand, West Indies, and Africa
Name the five distinct regions of the colonies in 1700s New England.
North, Middle, Chesapeake, Lower South, and Western
The number of original English colonies in America....?
13
Which colony was taken by force from the Dutch as part of a long struggle for power in the New World?
New York
The Plimouth Pilgrims could not market a crop on rocky soil, but why were they so thankful?
In England, they were persecuted for the way they chose to worship, but in New England, they were free to worship the way they wished.
In 1620, a group of Protestant Christians founded a small colony that they named...?
Plimouth Plantations
How did the Virginians finally find a way to make good money?
farming - tobacco or "brown gold"
Why did very few of the early Europeans survive in America?
starvation and disease
Where did the first settlers arrive?
Jamestown, Virginia
Give three reasons the early settlers left their countries in Europe.
poverty, religious persecution, hoping to find gold or silver or a better life
Name three European countries from which the early settlers came to America?
Holland, Spain, England, France
In which century did thousands of immigrants cross the Atlantic Ocean to a strange and hostile land?
1600s (17th century)
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