American History
Chapter Three study guide
VOCAB:
Study all terms and people on your vocabulary list to succeed on the test.
Main Ideas:
Understanding these will help you succeed on the test
Sec. 1
England’s founding of the colonies and how they were created and the founding of Jamestown and HOW it became a success
Conflicts between the colonists and the Native Americans and against other colonists
Sec. 2
The reasons behind the pilgrims establishment of the Plymouth Colony
The reasons the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay colonies and The “New England Way”
The causes and effects of King Philips War and the Salem Which Trials
The Importance of BOTH the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Sec. 3
Similarities and Differences of the FOUR Middle Colonies and their growth
The influence of the Economy on the development of Southern colonies and the foundation of Georgia and Maryland
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Questions for Understanding
Section 3-1
1. What Three Things Would England Gain from Colonization?
2. Explain why Roanoke failed as a colony, AND why Sagadahoc failed as a colony, at first?
Roanoke:
Sagadahoc:
3. Answer Map Question #1 on page 71.
4. List THREE reasons Jamestown was failing as a colony before 1608.
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B.
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5. How did John Rolfe “fix” Jamestown and why did his solution lead to the growth of the colony?
Fix:
Growth:
6. Explain What led to Bacon’s Rebellion.
7. How did bacon’s Rebellion End and what happened as a result of the rebellion?
End:
Results:
Section 3-2
8. Why did the pilgrims want to leave England and where did they settle?
Leave:
Settle:
9. List THREE ways the Native Americans Helped the Pilgrims.
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C.
10.Why were the Puritans successful at Massachusetts Bay?
11. Explain what was needed to live in the “New England Way?”
12. Explain Why Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and the Quakers were kicked out of Massachusetts and settled in Rohde Island.
Roger Williams:
Anne Hutchinson:
Quakers:
13. According to the Chart on Page 80 answer the Following questions:
TWO Reasons for the conflict:
TWO Native American Losses:
TWO European Losses:
14. What was learned from the Salem Witch Trials?
Section 3-3
15. What were the FOUR middle Colonies and what groups of people settled there.
Middle Colonies:
Settlers:
16. Why were the Middle colonies ideal for trade? For Farming?
Trade:
Farming:
17. Who settled Pennsylvania and why was it so successful?
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B.
18. What were the Three Southern Colonies and what were its TWO borders?
Colonies:
Borders:
19. Who settled in Maryland and what made the colony a success?
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B.
20. What led to war in the Carolina colonies?
21. Why were the colonies divided into North and South Carolina?
22. Why was Georgia Built and what countries settled there?
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B.