Geography
This colonial region developed plantations and a agricultural economy due to its fertile soil.
The Southern Colonies
A major motivating factor for European Colonization was
Economic, Political, and Social/Religious
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The British, the French, and their Native American allies
This was a direct tax on public documents, newspapers, legal documents, and stamps.
The Stamp Act
A protest against the British tax on tea. The colonists destroyed three shiploads in Boston harbor. The response by the British was to close the port and reduce the colonists’ assemblies such as town meetings.
The Boston Tea Party
This region had rocky soil and natural harbors which led to a diversified economy.
New England Colonies
The Mayflower Compact was significant because it
created a self-government
What was a result of the British victory in the French and Indian War?
Britain became the dominant European power in North America
Britain expanded their territory to the Mississippi River
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Punish Boston for the Tea Party
Shut down Boston Harbor
Declare martial Law
Quartering of Troops in colonial homes.
The democratic idea that government gets its power from the people (the governed).
Consent of the governed
Which geographic features directly influenced the location of the early British colonies.
Rivers, harbors, and coastlines
This colonial legislature was the first representative law-making body in the colonies.
The Virginia House of Burgesses
The Appalachian Mountains
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it
persuaded Colonists to fight for their Independence
The theory and system of political economy where the economy of the colonies should be controlled by and should benefit the mother country.
Mercantilism
During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to westward migration of colonial settlers?
John Locke's theory of natural rights and social contract are important because they expressed that power belongs to
The consent of the governed (the people)
The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to
Prevent colonists from heading west to avoid future conflict with Native Americans
How did England's policy towards its colonies change after the French and Indian War?
It enacted several taxes to help pay off its war debt.
American colonists’ name for a series of acts passed by England following the Boston Tea Party. These Acts included the closing of Boston Harbor, forbidding of town meetings and sending British troops to occupy the colony.
Coercive or Intolerable Acts
What are the five themes of geography?
Place, Location, Interaction, Movement, and Region.
In colonial America, the Mayflower Compact, The Virginia House of Burgesses, and New England Town Meetings were all developments that led to
The development of democracy or representation
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
Unite the colonies for the French and Indian War
According to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to abolish their government if
that government violates people's natural rights
Britain’s "healthy ignoring" of the American colonies as it dealt with the war with France. This period of "neglect" helped foster a sense of independence among the colonies.
Salutary Neglect