Colonial Regions
Which colonial region was known for farming wheat and other grains? due to it's different land types.
Middle Colonies
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What economic system said colonies should benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
What document created the first self-government for the Pilgrims?
Mayflower Compact
What war left Britain deeply in debt?
The French & Indian War
Which colonial region was known for fishing and shipbuilding?
New England
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic called?
The Middle Passage
What elected assembly was created in Virginia?
House of Burgesses
What British policy meant Britain loosely enforced colonial laws?
Which colonial region was known for plantations and cash crops?
Southern Colonies
Which religious group was strongly associated with Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What three areas were connected by Triangular Trade?
Europe, Africa, North America/Americas
What religious movement encouraged colonists to think more independently about religion?
First Great Awakening
Why did Britain begin taxing the colonies more heavily after 1763?
To help pay British war debt
Why did the three colonial regions develop different economies?
Different geography/climate/resources
What group organized protests against British taxes and policies?
Sons of Liberty
Why was geography important to the economy of the Middle Colonies?
Fertile soil, rivers, ports, etc. encouraged farming and trade
What idea do the Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses have in common?
Self-government / representative government
What 1763 law prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
A colony has fertile soil, major rivers, grain farms, different land types, and active trade. Which region is it, and why?
Middle Colonies; fertile land + rivers supported farming and trade
This man argued that continued loyalty to King George III made little sense; absurd. Who was he, and what did he support?
Thomas Paine; independence from Britain
Explain one way the colonial economy depended on both geography and Atlantic trade.
farming, shipping, ports, resources, trade, plantations.
How did the Great Awakening help contribute to ideas that later influenced the Revolution?
Encouraged questioning authority/independent thinking
Put these in order & epxplain: British taxes, French & Indian War, colonial protests, British war debt.
French & Indian War → British debt → British taxes → colonial protests