Social Studies

What document inspired the American Bill of Rights?

English Bill of Rights
How did the Navigational Act ensure that only England could benifit from trade with the American Colonies?

Parliament passed a series of laws
What were the 2 charter colonies?

Connecticut and Rhode Island
Who established the charter colonies?

people who were granted these priviliges
What were the 3 proprietary colonies?
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Pennsylvaina
Who ruled the proprietary colonies?

proprietors
What were the 8 royal colonies?
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Who ruled the royal colonies?

Britian
Who had the right to vote in colonial America?

White men who owned property
Why did the Puritans of New England come to America?

they wanted to be independent
When did the Great Awakening occur?

1720
What roles did women have on the colonial farm?

cooked and made clothing
How did young colonial men learn a trade?

managed farms and represented the family in comunity affairs
When did the Massachusetts Puritans pass the first public education law?

1647
What was the main idea of the Enlightenment?

movement of spreading knowledge, reason, and science could be improved

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