Study Guidefor Chapter 1 & 2 for Check Point

TEKS:

1A:Identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics.

1B:Apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods.

1C:Explain the significance of the following dates: 1607

2A:Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America.

2B:Compare political, economic, and social reasons for establishment of the 13 colonies.

3A:Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period.

3B:Evaluate the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.

3C:Describe how religion contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies.

24A:Identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and their reasons for immigration.

Know Similarities and Differences of each of the Colonies
The British Colonial Period = “The New England, The Middle Atlantic and the Southern Colony establishment
How the physical environment affected settlement
John Smith—soldier and adventurer—he said, “He that will not work shall not eat.”
Indentured servants—sold their labor for passage to the colonies
Joint-stock company—investors received pieces of ownership of the company called shares of stock
Proprietary colony-the Duke of York became the sole owner of a colony
King Philip’s War-Puritan colonies fought a war with the native Americans…it allowed the settlers to expand
Quakers—William Penn established a colony so settlers could live according to their beliefs and live in peace and harmony
Food—colonists relied on Native Americans for their food
James Oglethorpe—Georgia’s colonial leader, he set strict rules
Pilgrims—approached the Virginia Company if they could settle in America
Representative assembly—American colonies set up government called the House of Burgesses
Purpose of Mayflower Compact: set up laws, establish a Christian heritage, and show colonists to act as one unit
How did Lord De La Warr end the “starving time?” imposed discipline
Why did the London Company tell settlers that Jamestown would be rich in gold? To attract settlers
Why did Roanoke Colony fail? Shortage of food
What even led to England colonizing the Americas? The defeat of the Spanish Armada
What year was Jamestown established? 1607
What did the English government want to use the Georgia Colony for? Military outpost
Describe the differenct between a proprietary colony and a royal colony. Proprietary colonies were privately owned----- Royal colonies were under the rule of the king
What was unusual about life in Pennsylvania?Native Americans were treated as equals
Challenges to Puritan beliefs----forced attendance to Baptist Church, teachings that one could worship God without a church, minster, or Bible. Founding of Rhode Island, that guaranteed religious freedom and separation of church and state