1.) Why Did Colonists Want to Own Land?

Chapter 5 Assessment

1.) Why did colonists want to own land? To gain wealth and political rights.

2.) What was women’s role in the colonial economy? To help raise cash crops; to provide needed products and services for their families; to run some businesses.

3.) What were the effects of the Great Awakening on colonial culture and politics? Debate and splits within congregations; founding of colleges to train ministers; spreading of Christianity to Native Americans and African Americans; fostered revolutionary split by encouraging individuals to challenge authority.

4.) Why did colonies have representative assemblies? The king and Parliament were too far away to manage every detail of the colonies, and they wanted a voice in the making of their laws.

5.) What was one important right granted in the Magna Carta? The right to a jury trial; the right not to be taxed or have property seized arbitrarily.

6.) How did the Zenger trial help lead to freedom of the press? The trial upheld the notion that people have the right to speak the truth. 7.) How was the English Bill of Rights related to the Glorious Revolution? William and Mary, who took the English throne during the Glorious Revolution, agreed to uphold the English Bill of Rights.

8.) What was George Washington’s role in the French and Indian War? He told the French to leave the Ohio Valley, his surrender of Fort Necessity was one of the first battles of the was, and he behaved heroically at Braddock’s defeat.

9.) What did England gain as a result of the French and Indian War? The former French territories of Canada and Louisiana east of the Mississippi River; Florida from Spain.

10.)What was one reason for Pontiac’s Rebellion? British soldiers treated Native Americans harshly; British settlers moved onto Native American land.