1. Study Guide
Chapter 3

2. Who was Phyllis Wheatly? What did she do?
African American poet
First African American to publish a book

3. What was Pontiac’s Rebellion?
American Indian Uprising after the French and Indian War

4. Great Awakening
Religious movement that stressed the power of the individual

5. What was an economic policy that seeks to build a nation’s wealth?
- Mercantilism

6. What is the difference between a cash crop and a staple crop
What is the difference between a cash crop and a staple crop? Give examples of both.
Cash crops are grown strictly for money.
Staple crops are always in demand.

7. What was the largest immigrant group coming to the colonies in the 1700s? What was the second largest group?
Largest Group  Scots and Scotch-Irish
Second Largest Group  Germans

8. What were the Germans’ reasons for leaving Germany?
Motivated to leave because of war, taxes, and religious persecution

9. Habeas Corpus
No one may be imprisoned unless charged with a crime

10. Who was the Virginian who led British troops in the attack of Fort Duquesne?

11. What was granted to the English nobles by the Magna Carta?
1. Limit on Taxation
2. Guaranteed a trial

12. Parliament
English lawmaking body

13. Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?
Ben Franklin

14. Salutary Neglect-
Policy that allowed colonies virtual self-rule.

15. What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?
Immigrant who paid for their passage with a period of labor.

16. Enlightenment
intellectual movement which believed that problems could be solved by reason

17. How did Scottish and German immigrants affect Quakers in Pennsylvania?
The large population of Scottish and German immigrants made Quakers a minority

18. What was to happen to African indentured servants after their term of servitude was complete?
They were freed

19. What movement inspired Ben Franklin?
The Enlightenment

20. Which region produced rice, indigo, and tobacco?
The Southern Colonies

21. Which region had the most educational opportunities? Why?
New England Colonies
Schools were created because people were required to read, they needed to be able to read the bible

22. Which region had the most slaves? Why?
The Southern Colonies
Slaves were needed to work on the plantations

23. Why did the British and French fight the French and Indian War?
The British wanted to get rid of the French presence in North America

24. What were the results of the French and Indian War?
French lost all of their North American land holdings

25. New England: fishing, harvesting lumber,
What was the main economy of the New England colonies? What was the main economy of the Southern colonies?
New England: fishing, harvesting lumber,
South Colonies: farming/plantations (labor intensive crops)

26. What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763

27. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
no one could settle east of the Appalachian Mountains

28. Describe the Middle Passage as completely as you can.
Tight pack vs. loose pack
Insurance of slaves
Conditions below deck

29. Explain how life was different in the New England and Southern Colonies.
Economy
Religion
Education
Population

30. Describe the Navigation Acts
Describe the Navigation Acts. What effect did these acts have on the relationship between Britain and the colonies?