jeopardy! british settlement in america. era of exploration the new england colonies the middle...
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Jeopardy!British Settlement in America
Era of Exploration
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
Colonial Society/Life
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200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
Era of Exploration - 100
• Question: Why did Europeans, all of a sudden, become interested in Asia?
• Answer: Marco Polo had traveled there and wrote about his experience.
Era of Exploration - 200
• Question: What were the 3 motives for Exploration?
• Answer: God, Gold, and Glory
Era of Exploration - 300
• Question: Christopher Columbus was the first to “discover” America. What country made this possible?
• Answer: Spain
Era of Exploration – 400
• Question: What idea/event connected the Western and Eastern Hemispheres during the Era of Exploration?
• Answer: The Columbian Exchange
Era of Exploration - 500
• Question: What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
• Possible Answers:– Disease– Death– Native Americans being forced out of their land
The New England Colonies - 100
• Question: Name 2 colonies that make up the New England Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– Maine– New Hampshire– Massachusetts– Connecticut– Rhode Island
The New England Colonies - 200
• Question: New England was not an ideal place to farm. Why?
• Possible Answers:– Thin, rocky soil– Cold climate– Short growing season– Mostly forests, hills, and low mountains
The New England Colonies - 300
• Question: Why did the Puritans leave England?
• Possible Answers:– Religious Freedom– Disagreements with the Church of England
The New England Colonies - 400
• Question: Describe the Salem Witch Trials.
• Possible Answer:– Because the people in the New England Colonies
were very religious, they worked to expose and kill witches. Once accused of being a witch, several men, women, and children were put on trial and died.
The New England Colonies - 500
• Question: What element of New England society showed democratic ideals?
• Answer: Town Meetings – citizens came together to discuss and vote on issues in the town.
The Middle Colonies - 100
• Question: Name 2 colonies that make up the Middle Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– New York– New Jersey– Pennsylvania– Delaware
The Middle Colonies - 200
• Question: Describe the geography of the Middle Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– Warmer climate– Longer growing seasons– Fertile soil– Rivers
The Middle Colonies - 300
• Question: Who were the Quakers and why did they come to Pennsylvania?
• Answer:– Quakers: Society of Friend; disagreed with the
Church of England. They came to Pennsylvania to escape persecution.
The Middle Colonies - 400
• Question: Describe the change in population from 1650-1750 in the Middle Colonies.
• Answer: The population increased.
The Middle Colonies - 500
• Question: The Middle Colonies were very diverse. Name two countries that sent people to the Middle Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– Netherlands - Scotland -Holland– Spain - Wales -Switzerland– England - Ireland– Sweden -Germany
The Southern Colonies – 100
• Question: Name 2 colonies that make up the Southern Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– Maryland– Virginia– North Carolina– South Carolina– Georgia
The Southern Colonies – 200
• Question: Describe the geography of the Southern Colonies.
• Possible Answers:– Warm– Humid– Long growing seasons– Coastal– Lowlands
The Southern Colonies – 300
• Question: What was the Southern Colonies’ economy based on?
• Answer: Agriculture
The Southern Colonies – 400
• Question: What was the main cause of Bacon’s Rebellion?
• Answer: The governor of Virginia order that no one move west into Native American land. Nathaniel Bacon rebelled and went into Native American land killing many of them. Bacon later returned to Virginia and burned Jamestown.
The Southern Colonies – 500
• Question: Infer – What happened to The Carolinas in 1712?
• Answer: They split and become two separate colonies.
Colonial Society & Life – 100
• Question: What was the role of women in colonial society?
• Possible Answers:– Took care of the children– Household chores– Made clothes– Property of the husband
Colonial Society & Life – 200
• Question: What does this image represent?
• Possible Answers:– The Atlantic Slave Trade– The Triangular Trade
Colonial Society & Life – 300
• Question: Where were most enslaved Africans taken?
• Answer: The West Indies (Caribbean)
Colonial Society & Life – 400
• Question: What part of the social class is missing?
• Answer: Gentry
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Middle Class
Indentured Servants
Freed African Americans
Colonial Society & Life – 500
• Question: What is the difference between a slave and indentured servant?
• Answer: Slaves were property and typically worked most of their life. Indentured servants worked for a particular reason and for a set amount of time.