French and Indian War
Early Colonial America
American Revolution
Declaration Of Independence
Miscellaneous
100
What was the major cause for the French and Indian war?
Land
100
What is the Trianular Slave Trade?
Slaves being imported from Africa because the colonists needed a large labor force
100
What was the main issue debated during the Second Continental Congress?
whether to seek a peaceful or violent solution
100
Which two key principles of government are included in the Declaration of Independence?
consent of the governed and natural rights
100
What court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury V. Madison
200
This resource rich land started a bitter rilvary that would lead to war between the British and the French
Ohio Valley
200
The decrease in Native American population
What were the results of diseases introduced by the Spanish?
200
What effect did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense have on colonial leaders?
It inspired them to challenge British authority.
200
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends; it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,… — Thomas Jefferson The purpose of this statement was to
provide justification for declaring independence
200
A document sent to the British as a last attempt to avoid war
Olive Branch Pettion
300
The French lost their Native American allies and trading partners
Because of theBritish victory over the French
300
Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?
European influence spread to the Western hemisphere
300
Why was the winter at Valley Forge such a difficult time for the Continental Army?
The army lacked protection and supplies.
300
It provided a statement of grievances against the King of England
The Declaration of Independence
300
It was the first written contract for a representative government in the colonies.
The Mayflower Compact
400
Why did the British began imposing new taxes on the colonists
Because of the results of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) that led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies
400
What is the theory of acquiring colonial markets and sources of raw materials?
mercantilism
400
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
It lifted Patriot spirits and showed Europe countries, like France and Spain that Americans could win.
400
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by John Locke’s idea of….
natural rights
400
What is one reason why Europeans looked for new trade routes across the oceans?
To find cheaper and shorter routes, like the Northwest passage.
500
The expense of fighting the French and Indian War led to
Britain to tax the colonies directly for the first time
500
How did the impact of the French differ from that of the Spanish as a result of the Age of Exploration?
The French played a greater role in establishing the fur trade with the Native Americans
500
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a group of patriots who protested British laws
500
What was the most significant factor that led the American colonists to form the First Continental Congress in 1774?
Colonial frustration with laws passed by the British Parliament
500
To avoid conflicts with the Native American Indians, what proclamation did parliament establist that prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
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