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God, gold, and glory
The French mainly traded this item in North America
Fur (beaver pelts)
An event that occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers opened fire on a group of colonists who were protesting the taxes imposed by the British.
The Boston Massacre
HIS pamphlet, published in Jan 1776, was instrumental in convincing many Americans to support independence
Thomas Paine
Articles of Confederation
Transfer of crops, animals, metals, ideas, populations, and diseases from the Old World to the New World
Columbian Exchange
The first permanent English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
The conflict of the French and Indian War began as a battle to control this land area
Ohio River Valley
The first shots of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
idea that women had a duty to shape the morals of future political leaders
What is republican motherhood
This crop was most likely to be grown in the West Indies
sugar
This was England's prevailing economic philosophy of the 1600s that held that colonies existed to serve the mother country.
Mercantilism
Last ditch effort by the colonists to prevent conflict with the British. The Continental Congress pledged loyalty to the crown while still trying to address the rights of the colonists. It was REJECTED by the British king.
Olive Branch Petition
This was the name for the roughly 40% of colonists who actively fought against the British.
Patriots
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant item
The Bill of Rights
This important crop helped Native Americans establish permanent, non-nomadic settlements.
Maize / corn
A failed rebellion in Jamestown that led to the decrease in indentured servitude and increase in African slavery
Bacon's Rebellion
Benjamin Franklin’s plan to create a centralized government for the Thirteen Colonies. It failed when only 7 colonies sent representatives. However, it did mark the first effort at achieving colonial cooperation.
The Albany Plan of Union
This battle proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender by Cornwallis forecast the end of British rule.
Yorktown
The Great Compromise combined pieces of the NJ Plan and VA Plan, but also led to this compromise in counting southern populations.
3/5 Compromise
This agreement between Spain and Portugal drew a North-South "line of demarcation" through the New World
Treaty of Tordesillas
This colony was established by Puritans (NOT Separatists) seeking religious freedom.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
This act replaced the Stamp Act by placing an INDIRECT tax on imported goods.
Townshend Acts
Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support.
Saratoga
President Washington realized that permanent alliances would not work in the future for the United States and warned against them in his Farewell Address, he also warned about the dangers of these...
Political parties