Study Guide – The Original 13 Colonies

You should be able to identify the following people, places and things

1.	Charles I*	14.	Peter Minuit and New Amsterdam*
2.	English Revolution and Oliver Cromwell*	15.	Quakers
3.	Charles II and the Restoration*	16.	Lord Baltimore (George Calvert)*
4.	Glorious Revolution (William and Mary)*	17.	Toleration Act*
5.	John Winthrop*	18.	Indentured servants
6.	Great Migration*	19.	Mercantilism
7.	Thomas Hooker*	20.	Lords Proprietors
8.	Fundamental Orders of Connecticut*	21.	Unicameral and bicameral legislatures
9.	Roger Williams	22.	Tuscarora War
10.	Anne Hutchinson*	23.	Golden Age of Piracy
11.	King Philip's War (Metacom's War)	24.	Royal Colony
12.	Nathaniel Bacon	25.	James Oglethorpe
13.	William Penn

* Not in the book.

You should be able to write short essays on any of the following topics.

What the Salem Witch Trials tell about human nature and American history

The history of any particular colony

The similarities and differences among the three regions (New England, Middle and Southern colonies)

History of the slave trade: What was the Triangular Trade? Why did the use of slaves come to outnumber the use of indentured servants? Why did slavery come to concentrate in the South?

Conflicts between the settlers and the Indians and the effects of those conflicts

The state of religious freedom in colonial America and how it differed among the colonies

How political changes in England affected the 13 colonies?

_{Assignments for Original 13 Colonies Unit}

Due Thurs., Aug. 23

1. Read pp. 26-31 in US book

2. Using your class notes and the reading do ID items 1 - 13 on the Study Guide. (You will not be able to find all the ID items in the book.)

Due Tues., Aug. 28

1. Read pp. 33 - 39 in US book and pp. 105, 109 – 111 and 116 – 123 in NC book

2. Using your class notes and the reading do ID items 14 -25 on the Study Guide. (You will not be able to find all the ID items in the book.)

3. Fill in the chart on the founding of the 13 Original Colonies

4. Do a Venn Diagram comparing the Southern and New England colonies in their religion, social structures, culture, politics, economics and geography

Quiz on ID items 1 - 25 – Weds., August 29

Due Friday, Aug. 31

Bring in a thesis statement and an outline for an essay comparing the Southern and New England colonies. You will be receiving more information in class on this assignment.

Test on the Original 13 Colonies – Wednesday, September 5

Due Thursday, September 6

Rough draft of your essay comparing the Southern and New England colonies

Due Monday, September 10

Final draft of your essay comparing the two regions. You may receive three points extra credit if you turn your final draft in on Friday, September 7.