Maps
Which empire colonized Florida and much of Central America and South America?
Spain
What is an import?
goods brought into a country from abroad to sell
What three geographic regions were the 13 colonies split into?
Southern, Middle and New England
Where did many colonists draw their inspiration from for how to set up colonial governments?
What happened first, the Boston Tea Party or the Tea Act of 1773?
Tea Act of 1773
Where did the transatlantic currents pop out sailors in the New World?
In the Caribbean
What was one export of England?
Tea, cloth, furniture, luxury items, manufactured goods, and spices
What was the New England geography and weather like?
Rocky, soil not good for planting. Mild summers, cold winters.
What are the three types of colonies?
Charter, Propriety and Royal
What act taxed paper goods?
Stamp Act
What were the 3 motivating factors for exploring the new world? (3 Gs)
God, Glory and Gold
What was one export of North America?
Lumber, tobacco, fur, ship building materials, cotton, indigo,
What was the economy based on in the southern colonies?
Agriculture
What do you call a legislative body (government) that has two "houses"?
Bicameral
What event painted the British in a hostile light?
The Boston Massacre
Where did England primarily explore, settle and colonize?
East coast of North America up to Hudson Bay.
Sugar was an export of what area?
Caribbean
What cash crops were grown in the southern colonies?
Indigo, Cotton, Rice and Tobacco
What type of colony had the least democratic freedom?
Royal Colonies
What was the first act that the British tried to pass to generate money to pay back their war debts?
Sugar Act
What 5 empires explored, settled and colonized the majority of Americas?
Spain, France, England, Portugal and Netherlands
Gold, peppercorn and ivory were exports of what area?
Africa
What is one similarity and one difference between the Southern and Middle colonies?
Similarity: agriculture and more religiously tolerant that New England colonies.
Difference: More cities, skilled craftsmen and port city trade in the middle colonies than the south.
What is the document that presented the idea of limited government, trial by jury and that the government is not above the law?
The Magna Carta
What acts followed the Boston Tea Party and were meant to punish the colonists?
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)