geography
What are geographic landforms?
Natural features of the Earth's surface.
Where did the French retreat to?
They retreated to Canada.
How were Natives impacted by colonialism in the 1500's and 1600's?
They were captured and put into slavery. They also died to disease and fights with the colonist.
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
The treaty of Paris-1783
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
democratically elected officials that governed virginia.
What is a primary source? Secondary source?
Primary Source = first hand account of an event (journal, photograph)
Secondary source = information about an event from from a second hand account (textbook)
What land were the French and British fighting over?
The Ohio river valley.
Describe the circumstances surrounding the colony of Roanoake?
founder left for supplies arrived back years later. Colony was deserted with no trace of colonists or answers to where they went.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Why was Shay's Rebellion so significant?
It Highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Describe the geography and economy of the Southern Colonies.
Long growing season, Plantations, slavery.
What were the causes of the French and Indian War?
Land dispute between British and french over Ohio Valley and control of the fur trade.
What problems arose at the Jamestown Colony?
Colonists searched for gold instead of growing food. Colony nearly died out.
What was the stamp Act?
First individual act of British, tax requiring all paper products to have a royal stamp.
How were amendments to the Articles made?
Amendment had to be unanimous.
Describe the geography and economy of the New England Colonies.
Rocky coastline, longer winters, limited agriculture. Economy based on ship building, whaling, trade, and fishing.
What were the effects of the French and Indian War?
French out of America, British debt, colonies gained sense of freedom, Washington emerges as American leader.
Describe the Plymouth colony.
They had stirt laws and punishments. The religion the people believed in was Christianity.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Series of laws passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Northwest Ordinance as 1787?
Set up the rules for statehood in new territories.
Describe the geography and economy of the Middle or Mid Atlantic Colonies.
Combination of farmlands and coastline. 4 season temperatures. Economy based on shipping trade and agriculture.
What is one problem the British with the French?
They had trouble reading the signs the French put up.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of goods, ideas, people, and disease between the old world and new world.
What is “no taxation without representation”?
Colonists belief that they should not be taxed by British government because they had no representation in British parliament.
How were laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?
9/13 had to agree to pass a law.