Name:___________________________________________________________________
Chap 4 Section 1 US History, Mr. Brown
Essential Question: What factors allowed each colonial region to grow and prosper? (To be answered at
the end of the Chapter)
TimeLine:
1651 Parliament passes the first of the Navigation Acts
1675 King Phillip’s War begins in England
1676 Nathaniel Bacon leads a rebellion in Virginia. Effect: After the rebellion ends, the House
of Burgesses limits the govenor’s power.
1692 The Salem witchcraft trials begin in Massachusetts.
1712 Enslaved Africans rebel in New York City.
1739 The Stono Rebellion, a slave uprising takes place in South Carolina. Effect: Southern Colonies
make slave codes even stricter.
Section 1:
New England: Commerce and Religion
1. What is the struggle that Captain Thomas Smith recognized and experienced as a New England Puritan?
2. Is that struggle relevant in today’s society and why?
Backcountry-
Subsistence farming-
CongregationCommon-
What economic opportunities were offered by having access to the Atlantic Ocean?
How many trees did it take to build one ship?
How did England view New England’s wealth building capacity?
Explain mercantilism-
What was the Navigation Acts designed to ensure (why did England pass them)?
What were the 4 major provisions within the Navigation Acts?
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SmugglingWho is the legendary pirate mentioned in the text?
Where does piracy sometimes happen in today’s world, and what attracts them to that area?
Describe Triangular trade (what went where) and how New Englanders profited from it:
Why did a large slave population never develop in New England and how much of the New England population
were slaves?
What was caused King Phillip’s War, who was it against, and who is Metacom?
How many Puritan towns were destroyed by King Phillip’s War?
Which tribes came to New England’s aide and showed them how to track down how to track down and ambush
rebel tribes?
What was the difference in attitudes about land between Europeans and Native Americans? (p99)
**What factors helped weaken Puritan religious control in the later 1600’s?
What led to the Salem Witchcraft Trials?
**Puritan power declined however Puritan values influenced American culture, what are the Puritan values
Americans have inherited?
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Section 2
Who was George Mason and what were his after-thoughts about slavery?
TidewaterCash cropsWhat was the Planter Class and where did they originate from and how did they think?-
Bacon’s rebellion in 1676, what was it, and what happened as a result of it?-
Explain what tensions developed between the Tidewater and Backcountry (causes for Bacon’s rebellion):
How did the House of Burgesses strengthen colonist’s rights after Bacon’s rebellion?
Why did planters turn to slavery?
By 1750 how many enslaved Africans were in America and where were they mostly located?
OverseersWhat were some things local militia did to control the slave population?
Africans preserved many customs from their homelands including:
How did African Americans resist their enslavement?
IndigoEliza Lucas-
What happened in The Stono Rebellion-
***How did the economic systems of the North and South differ and how was this reflected in the landscape?
Section 3
Who was William Penn and what did he promise Native Americans?
Who were the Quakers-
Explain tolerance-
Why did the cities of the Middle Colonies grow so rapidly?
Where were New York City and Philadelphia founded and why were they founded there?
What made Philadelphia so significant in the 1750’s?-
How did Africans help build the cities?
Why did racial tension develop in New York City?
What did enslaved Africans do as work in New York City?
ArtisansWhat are the three major rivers in the Middle Colonies?
Why did the Quakers condemn slavery?
What skills did German immigrants bring to the Middle Colonies?
DenominationConestoga WagonsHow did ethnic diversity encourage tolerance?
What were the top three ethnic groups in the Middle Colonies?
Section 4
What was the essence (main idea) of William Penn’s instructions to James Logan?
What group settled the Backcountry?
What made Backcountry life unique?
Appalachian MountainsWhat was the Fall linePiedmontWhat caused the Scots-Irish to sail for America?-
How did the experiences in the British Isles help prepare the Scots-Irish for life on the American frontier?
What type of traditions and music did the Scots-Irish bring to the Backcountry?
Clans, what are they and how did they help the Scots-Irish survive?-
Complete the chart on page 119 to gain a well-rounded understanding of the unique characteristics of the
colonies (write small):
Climate
New
England
Colonies
Middle
Colonies
Southern
Colonies
Resources
Economy
Ethnic
Background
Social Class Predominant
Religion
The
Backcountry
What was George Washington asked to do on page 120?
How did English colonial growth affect other groups?
***Essential Question: What factors allowed each colonial region to grow and prosper?