Colonial America
In this colonial region, the important geographical features included fertile land and a long growing season.
The Southern colonies
Who were the two European nations fighting in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain (or England) and France
After the French and Indian War, the British government was in debt. To get more money, they decided to ___.
Tax the colonists.
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the name of the 1st American government? (this was the government that failed!)
The Articles of Confederation
In this colonial region, the important geographical features included navigable rivers and many natural harbors.
The Middle Colonies, or the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
What was the Middle Passage?
This was the middle voyage of the Trans-Atlantic trade system. This part of the trade system brought enslaved Africans to the colonies.
This was a tax on ALL official papers and documents in the American Colonies.
The Stamp Act
What did Baron von Steuben from Prussia do to help the Americans win the American Revolution.
He helped George Washington to organize and train the colonial militias to become professional soldiers.
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
In this colonial region, the geographical features included harbors, rocky soil and long winters with a short growing season.
The Northern Colonies, or the New England Colonies
The time period when the British government did not enforce its laws and policies in the American colonies; this encouraged the colonies to become self-governing.
Salutary Neglect
After the Sons of Liberty dumped the British tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party, the British passed these taxes as a punishment.
The Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts
This man traveled to Europe to convince the French to become allies and help the Americans will the war against the British. He also helped to write the Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin
What is the Great Compromise?
It was a compromise between the large states and the small states to decide how many representatives the states would have in Congress. It created a bicameral (2 houses) legislative branch.
These colonies were founded, or established, by wealthy landowners who wanted to make a profit from their cash crops.
The Southern Colonies
The Treaty of Paris in 1763
What was the title of the pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote to convince the colonists that the American colonies needed to be free and independent.
Common Sense
The Marquis de Lafayette came from this country to help the Americans will the war against the British.
France
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose (say no to) the Constitution?
They did not want a strong government. They were worried that the government would take away their rights.
This economic theory explains that Great Britain wanted to have colonies so that they could send raw materials to the mother country.
Mercantilism
This policy of King George III said that the colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains. He made this "proclamation" because he did not want to have conflict with the American Indians.
The Proclamation of 1763
What is the title of the document, written by Thomas Jefferson, that said that the American colonies need to be free and independent because Great Britain violated their rights?
The Declaration of Independence
This is the agreement that ended the American Revolution.
The Treaty of Paris 1783
What is the Bill of Rights?