The 13 Colonies
What were the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
New England, Middle, and Southern
What was the Triangular Trade?
The cyclical economic system of enslavement in the colonial era.
What is the origin of the French and Indian War?
Dispute between France and England over land in the Ohio River Valley
Haiti and Iran
Name all 13 original colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What year were the first enslaved Africans brought to the American colonies?
1619
The French and Indian War was a part of a larger global conflict known as...
The 7 Years War
What were the terms given to people who rejected British rule and the people who sided with the British Crown?
1. Rejected = Patriots
2. Sided with = Loyalists
What were the three types of colonial governments and where did they rule from? Define each one.
1. Proprietary: A charter granted to an individual
2. Corporate: A charter granted to groups or corporations
3. Royal: A colony governed by the crown
All three governments usually ruled from England
What were the specific trading practices/routes of the Triangular Trade? Name the specific things that were traded and who they were traded to.
Americas --> Raw Goods --> Europe
Europe --> Manufactured Goods --> Africa
Africa --> Enslaved Africans --> Americas
Why did France and England go to war? Name three reasons.
1. Territorial expansion
2. Economic expansion
3. Ideological expansion
Hessians - Germany
What were the main industries in each of the colonial regions? Name at least one from each region.
New England: Ships/trade, politics
Middle: Farming, blacksmithing, shipbuilding
Southern: Cash crops, enslavement, penal colonies, fishing
What is the difference between indentured servitude and enslavement?
Indentured servitude was a temporary, contract-based labor system where people agreed to work for a set term often to pay off debts or punishments whereas enslavement was a lifelong hereditary condition that considered people to be property.
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 and why was it significant?
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a result of the French and Indian War. The line limited American Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains -- limited westward expansion for the Colonists
What are the four characteristics of revolutions?
1. Dissident elites
2. Mass frustration
3. Shared motivation
4. State crises
What is "salutary neglect?" How did it affect colonial opinion?
1. Britain's unofficial policy of lenient enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade regulations, in its American colonies during the late 17th and early 18th centuries
2. Colonists began to assume that they could make their own policies and decide things for themselves
What are two examples of enslaved people resisting and rebelling enslavement?
1. Continuation of cultural practices such as music, dance, and food
2. Passive resistance like breaking tools or pretending to be sick
3. Running away
4. Stealing clothing or food
5. Slave rebellions - specifically on ships headed to the colonies
What was the impact of the French and Indian War on the British Empire? Name two impacts.
1. British empire in North America grew drastically
2. Put British Empire into severe debt
What is our class definition of revolution?
A concept of the people who feel oppressed and want to change the status quo through violence, speech, or protest that may result in a change of government which may be accomplished through war.