Study Guide for Chapter 3

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Religious groups: 1. Quakers – a. Where did they settle?

b. What were their beliefs?

2. Puritans a. Where did they settle?

c. What were their goals?

3. Pilgrims a. Where did they settle?

4. What religious groups were in Maryland and what did the colony do for these groups?

5. What were Separatists?

People: Who was . . . 1. Thomas Hooker-

2. Roger Williams-

3. James Oglethorpe-

4. George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)-

5. William Penn-

6. King Charles II-

7. King George II- Economics: 1. What is a cash crop?

2. What crops grew in each region and why?

3. What kind of jobs went with certain regions and why?

4. What is the significance of the location of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York?

5. What was the Triangular Trade Route?

6. Pick a route: a. Name the products you pick up at your first port.

b. Where is your second port?

c. What do you pick up at this port?

d. Where are you heading next?

e. What product do you pick up there?

f. Where are you taking it?

Geography: 1. Which of the 13 Original Colonies belong in which colonial region and what is that state’s capital today?

2. What is the geography for each region?

Government: 1. What is a charter (English)?

a. What was it based on?

b. Who issued it? 2. What political system did most early colonies use?

3. Name and describe the 3 major governmental documents used in the colonies. (hint: Maryland, Connecticut, Pilgrims)

4. Name the earliest colonial assembly and why was it important to the future establishment of a democracy? a. What were the upper and lower houses called?

b. How were the members selected?

5. What is a Town Meeting what which colony was best known for them?

6. What were the early colonial voting requirements?