Native America and European Exploration
He is considered the first European to discover North America over 900 years ago
Leif Erikson
This coastal city is considered to be the first permanent settlement in what is now the United States
St. Augustine
A crop grown primarily to be sold for profit rather than consumed by the people who grow it
Cash Crops
This act prevented colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to reduce conflicts with Native American tribes
Proclamation of 1763
This group organized protests, boycotts, and direct action against British tax policies, including the Boston Tea Party.
Sons of Liberty
These were the first military clashes that turned political tensions into open armed conflict
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This European explorer argued that the lands Europeans had reached were a previously unknown continent rather than part of Asia
Amerigo Vespucci
How did the English colonial approach differ from the other European powers.
English approach focused on permanent settlement and land ownership
This act was put in place to ensure that colonial trade benefited England by regulating who the colonies could trade with and how goods were shipped
Navigation Acts
This movement promoted the idea that reason, natural rights, and the consent of the governed should shape government
The Enlightenment
This act convinced many colonists that Britain intended to limit colonial self-government, encouraging greater unity among the colonies
Intolerable Acts
Theses two battles revived American morale, encouraged reenlistments, and demonstrated that the Continental Army could defeat experienced British and Hessian forces.
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
A union of independent nations that shared authority over common concerns while keeping control of their own local affairs
Iroquois Confederacy
He taught the Pilgrims how to grow local crops, catch fish, and served as an interpreter with Native peoples
Squanto
This economic principle states a colonies primarily purposes is to provide raw materials to its mother nation
Mercantilism
This movement encouraged people to question traditional authority and emphasized that individuals could have a personal relationship with God
Great Awakening
What was the primary goal of the First Continental Congress
To respond to British policies while seeking a peaceful resolution with the king
This victory convinced France that the American cause could succeed, leading to a formal military alliance with the United States
Battle of Saratoga
This was the widespread exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after 1492
Columbian Exchange
Created a system in which the colonists agreed to govern themselves through laws made for the good of the community
Mayflower Compact
Britains general policy of allowing the colonies to govern themselves is referred to as?
Salutary Neglect
This particular tax marked the first time Parliament attempted to raise revenue by directly taxing many everyday transactions within the colonies
Stamp Act
The belief that taxes should only be approved by representatives they had elected
No Taxation Without Representation
The Colonial strategy in the succeeded by use of what tactics?
Militia, harassment, guerrilla-style tactics and wearing down British forces