Vocab
To have a voice in government
Representation
This country participated in and profited the most from the fur trade
France
This region is known for it's hot summers and long growing seasons
Southern Colonies
This was created by King George III after the French and Indian War to prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line of 1763
This group of colonists wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriots
The Mayflower Compact is one example of this (people rule)
Self - Representative Government
This country created the mission system in the Americas
Spain
This geography in this region allowed it's colonies to focus on shipbuilding
New England colonies
During this event, the Sons of Liberty destroyed tea to protest the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The British lawmaking group
Parliament
England, Spain, and France were considered this (think of their relationship)
Rivals
Founders of this colony hoped to find gold, and instead profited from tobacco
Jamestown
Great Britain passed this to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
The king of England during the American Revolution
King George III
Rights that you are born with (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
Unalienable Rights
Glory
This colony was founded as an escape from religious persecution in England
Plymouth
Colonists response to this was protesting, taring and feathering tax collectors, and boycotting paper products
Stamp Act
This man wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
The idea that England ignored the colonies
Salutary Neglect
This country established colonies on the eastern coast of North America
England
This social contract established the first form of self-government in the American colonies
Mayflower Compact
Slogan colonists created to protest their lack of representation in parliament
No Taxation without Representation
This group of patriots organized the Boston Tea Party and other protests against Great Britain
Sons of Liberty