Colonies in North America Study GuideAmerican History – Mrs. Disinger

NAME ___________________________DATE: _________________PD_______

TEST: THURSDAY, OCT. 14th

30. Explain how the pilgrims got their name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

31. Explain the difference between a Charter Colony, a Proprietary Colony, and a Royal Colony – Give examples of each:

32. What were the 2 main industries in the New England Colonies? _________________________ & __________________________.

33. What were the 2 largest cities in the colonies? _________________________ & ___________________________.

34. Explain why there were more schools and educated children in the Northern colonies than in the Southern colonies. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

35. Why was Jamestown built on a peninsula? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

36. Why did Sir Walter Raleigh’s third attempt at setting up a colony in the New World fail? Explain the circumstances. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

37. What were the 4 Reasons people came to the colonies in North America:1. ____________________________________________________________________________________2. ____________________________________________________________________________________3. ____________________________________________________________________________________4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

38. What was the most dangerous job in the colonies? _________________39. What was the hardest job in the colonies? ___________________

40. Explain why the Southern colonies were more successful at growing crops than the colonies in the North? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

41. Describe the actual terrain and land of Jamestown. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BE SURE TO STUDY:1. 13 colonies Map – There will be a blank map on the test that you will have to label – no word bank.2. Pages CNA6-7 – Life in the colonies – Aspects of colonial life.

Charter Colony: Proprietary Colony: Royal Colony: