8th Grade Exam Study Guide

1. Define diversity: different cultures and religions
2. Define cash crop: a crop that can easily be sold and make money( ie: Tobacco-Virginia, Rice-Southern Colonies, Indigo-S.C.
3. Define proprietary colony, royal colony and charter colony. Give an example of each- Proprietary colony is run by individuals who had land granted to them. Not much influence from G.B.(Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania) Royal Colony is run by G.B. Heavily involved in the colony-Mass Bay, Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina) Charter colony- Colony ruled by settlers who were granted land, rights and privileges. They elected their own government, little to no influence over the colony by G.B. (Connecticut and Rhode Island)
4. What were some things that were smuggled into the colonies?
5. What was the middle passage? P.105
6. Triangular trade-KNOW IT
7. Which section of colonies contains the New York colony? Middle
8. When was the first colony founded? 1607-Jamestown
9. What was the Enlightenment?
10. What was the Great Awakening?
11. What was the Albany Plan of Union? Was it successful?
12. What was England’s reason for passing the Navigation Acts?
13. What differences existed between the Tidewater planters and the backcountry farmers of the Southern colonies
14. Why did the population of the colonies increase rapidly during the 1700s?
15. What was the Treaty of Paris? What territories were gained as a result of the treaty? What was France permitted to keep?
16. What was the Proclamation of 1763? Why did it cause friction between England and the colonies?
17. Why were Great Britain and France fighting in North America? What did each country seek? What conflicts were they involved in?
18. What were slave codes used for?
19. List the 3 sections of colonies. Pick one, explain it, and list all of the colonies that are a part of it.
20. In a few sentences, explain the contributions that Benjamin Franklin had on the American colonies.