French and Indian War
During the wars between France and Great Britain, Native Americans often helped the French by
raiding British settlements
The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade
Middle passage
Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?
white male property owners
cultural variety
diversity
The Proclamation of 1763 called for
a halt to westward expansion.
Which proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?
Albany Plan of Union
Who provided labor for the Southern rice fields?
enslaved Africans
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies is called
militia
Which leader recognized that British settlers threatened the Native Americans' way of life?
Pontiac
Which type of farming was practiced in New England?
subsistence
The plantation bosses who kept the enslaved Africans working hard were called
overseers
The leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies was known as the
Middle Passage
The main reason for population growth in the colonies was
immigration
Why did the Native Americans generally distrust the British?
thought they were greedy for land
Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?
mercantilism
What was the name of the small post that George Washington established in Ohio country?
Fort Necessity
Where were most of the large Southern plantations located?
Tidewater
The Great Awakening represented
a religious revival.
powerful group of Native Americans
Iroquois Confederacy
What document marked the end of France as a power in North America?
Treaty of Paris
The British prime minister who drove the French out of America was
William Pitt
Which of the following was a cause of the slave trade?
Colonists needed a large labor force to work on their plantations
Which group controlled the economic and political life of the Southern Colonies?
Plantation owners
would not allow settlers to move West of the Appalachian mountain to prevent conflict with the Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
Which of the following increased interest in science as a way to improve society?
The Enlightenment