Early Colonization
The 3 Colonial Regions
New England, Middle, and Southern
Another name for the French and Indian War
This 1765 act required colonists to buy a special stamp for paper goods, which angered them.
The Stamp Act
This early 1775 skirmish marked the first shots fired between British soldiers and colonial militia, starting the Revolutionary War
Lexington And Concord
Who held most of the power in this government
The states
The first English settlement in North America
Jamestown
The reason the war started, the land they were in dispute over.
Ohio River Valley
This deadly event in 1770 saw British soldiers shoot and kill five colonists, further fueling anger against Britain.
The Boston Massacre
Document written by Thomas Jefferson that officially declared the Colonists' seperation from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation did not allow Congress to collect this from the states
Taxes
This colony's reasons for leaving England for North America was to find religious freedom. Founded in 1620
Plymouth, Massachussets
This future U.S. president was involved in the first skirmish of the French and Indian War
George Washington
The British passed this act in 1773, giving a monopoly on tea sales to the East India Company
The Tea Act
The turning point of the American Revolution. After this battle the French would join the colonists in their fight against Britain
Battle of Saratoga
This was the primary reason many Americans supported a weak central government under the Articles.
the fear of tyranny (or fear of a strong government like Britain)
Colonial region: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The geography of this region featured dense forests and hills. Combined with the hard rocky land, cold climate and long winters
New England
The document that officially ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris 1763
This series of punitive measures was passed after the Boston Tea Party, closing Boston’s port and tightening British control over Massachusetts
The Intolerable Acts
Battle of Yorktown
Under the Articles, they created a system for adding new territories as states, which was callled
The Northwest Ordinance
a legal agreement signed in 1620, establishing the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
Mayflower Compact
The prohibition of colonists from moving westward of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line of 1763
This event in 1774 brought together representatives from 12 colonies to discuss how to respond to British actions
The First Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris of 1783
A protest led by farmers in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. They were upset because they were losing their farms when they couldn’t pay their debts or taxes
Shays' Rebellion