Geography & Exploration
From West to East or East to West
Where is New York?
Middle Colony
What is a neutral?
Someone that can't pick a side in the war.
This was a tax on paper products in the colonies
Stamp Act
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson?
Which directions do lines of longitude go across the Earth?
North to South/ South to North
Where is Virginia?
Southern Colony
What is a patriot?
Someone that wants independence from Britain
This was a tax on imported goods like glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
Townshend Acts
Who was the audience of the Declaration of Independence?
the rest of the world [not Britain or the King]
What was the Colombian Exchange?
the trading of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and New World.
Where is Massachusetts?
New England Colony
What is a loyalist?
Someone that wants to stay with Britain.
What is boycotting?
When you stop buying something or doing something as form of protest.
What are the 3 main sections of the D.O.I.?
1. preamble & rights
2. List of grievences
3. Declaring independence
The Pilgrims faced persecution in England. What does persecution mean and what did they face it for?
harsh treatment [forced to pay fines, killed, thrown in jail, etc.] for their religion.
Where is Maryland?
Southern Colony
What is inevitable?
When something definitely will happen.
What did the Declaratory Act state?
What are the 3 unalienable rights that people have according to Thomas Jefferson?
life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.
What was the Northwest Passage?
an imaginary shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America. It was never found as it didn't exist at that time.
Where is New Hampshire?
New England Colony
What is repeal?
To cancel something or end it.
Why were colonists angered by the Proclamation of 1763?
They were told they couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. They had just won rights to this land after the French & Indian War.
How was Common Sense similar to the D.O.I.?