Unit One Test - Review

Front

How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?

Back

Virginia was settled for economic reasons, while Massachusetts was settled for religious freedom.

Front

What was the first representative government in North America?

Back

The Virginia House of Burgesses

Front

Which colonies make up the New England colonial region?

Back

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire

Front

Characteristics of which colonial region? Intolerant of religious dissent, created theocracies, economy based on shipbuilding, fishing, trade, subsistence farming, social status based on church membership.

Back

New England Colonies

Front

Which colonies make up the Southern colonial region?

Back

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Front

Characteristics of a colonial region: Founded primarily for profit, social standing based on family status and land ownership, representative governments dominated by large landholders, economy built on slave labor and plantation agriculture.

Back

Southern Colonies

Front

What colonies make up the Mid-Atlantic colonial region?

Back

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Front

Characteristics of which colonial region? Government based on democratic ideas and equality, flexible social classes with a large middle class, very tolerant of other religions and cultural groups.

Back

Middle Colonies

Front

What geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies?

Back

Rocky soil and harsh winters

Front

How did the “Trans-Atlantic trade” affect the society in North America?

Back

It led to the development of a plantation economy and increased demand for slave labor.