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The English Colonies
Section 4 MATCHING In the space provided next to each description, write the
letter of the term, place, or person that best matches that description. Some answers will not be used. ______ 1. These were used in colonies to control local
affairs and protect individual freedoms.
a. assemblies b. colonial courts
______ 2. These organizations were created in some c. English Bill of Rights
colonies to pass laws. ______ 3. This was passed by the English Parliament
and reduced the power of the English monarch. ______ 4. Colonists believed English trade laws limited
this.
d. Enlightenment e. free enterprise f. French g. French and Indian War
______ 5. This was the name of the journey in which
Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves. ______ 6. This raised ideas about spiritual and politi-
h. Great Awakening i. mercantilism j. Middle Passage
cal equality among many colonists. k. Pontiac’s Rebellion ______ 7. During this period thinkers used reason and
logic to form ideas about how government should work.
l. town meetings
______ 8. American Indians trusted these colonists
more because they were less threatening than other colonists. ______ 9. As a result of this, Great Britain gained
Canada from the French. ______ 10. This was an attempt by American Indians to
push white settlers out of the Ohio Valley.
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The English Colonies SECTION 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
7. 8. 9. 10.
g, Jamestown f, John Smith j, Powhatan Confederacy c, headright system d, indentured servants l, Toleration Act of 1649 h, James Oglethorpe b, cash crops k, enslaved Africans i, Olaudah Equiano
SECTION 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION 2 1. F; The Pilgrims drew up the Mayflower 2. 3. 4.
5.
Compact to create fair laws. T T F; The New England economy was based on trade, fishing, shipping, and skilled crafts. F; Education was important in New England because parents wanted their children to be able to read the Bible and to make sure there would be educated ministers in the future.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
d, New York a, to provide a home for Quakers c, representative self-government a, staple crops b, lawyer
SECTION 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
a standing army Sugar Act consent or permission Samuel Adams boycott Stamp Act Sons of Liberty Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Coercive/Intolerable Acts
CHAPTER TEST
SECTION 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
d, Enlightenment f, French g, French and Indian War k, Pontiac’s Rebellion
b, colonial courts a, assemblies c, English Bill of Rights e, free enterprise j, Middle Passage h, Great Awakening
B D C C B A A A D A B D B D D A C A A A C
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