Study Guide: Chapter 3
Test: Thursday, September 13th
As with all of your tests, be sure to review your
key terms from each section. Some important things to study and remember:
I.
The climates, general geography, and
economy for each of the three colonial regions. For example:
New England
– cold, mountainous, thin/rocky soil, fishing/shipbuilding industries
II.
Study your colonies charts. Pay special attention to the reasons
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Georgia were
founded. Remember that Massachusetts was formed by two settlements (Plymouth
and Mass. Bay: know the differences between the Pilgrims and the Puritans).
III.
Review how self-government was formed
among the colonies. Study the House of
Burgesses (Virginia) and the Mayflower Compact very closely. Remember that these
new governments were mostly elected legislatures (representative government)
and encouraged democracy.
IV.
Important questions to ask yourself:
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For what reasons did England expand? Think about the resources and trade
opportunities America offered.
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What happened to the Roanoke colony?
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How did Jamestown finally succeed as a
colony? Remember how Powhatan, John
Smith, the Starving Time, and tobacco played a role.
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How did Squanto contribute to the
survival of the Plymouth colony?
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What was ironic about how the Puritans
in Massachusetts Bay viewed non-Puritans? Think
about the reasons they left England and religious toleration.
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Who could vote/hold office in these new
colonies? Could women? Could slaves?
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Who was William Penn, and what was his Holy Experiment?
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What was life like in the backcountry? Think about the farmers who joined Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion.
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Why was the South able to grow better,
more profitable crops? Who controlled most of the wealth in the South? What
major crops were grown and exported? Think
about plantations.
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Why did slavery become a major part of
the early colonies?
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What was happening to the native
population? Conflict over land, disease,
trade…
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How did Spain treat the Native
Americans? Think about the Spanish
missions and what they tried to accomplish
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