Colonies
New England/Northern, Middle, and Southern.
Using your notebook - name something that was traded from North America to Europe.
Raw materials like: Sugar, tobacco, furs, timber, and cotton.
Why did the King of England and Parliament start taxing the colonists?
A. to give money to the king
B. to help the poor
C. to pay back the Indians for the French and Indian War
D. to cover the costs of the French and Indian War
D. to cover the costs of the French and Indian War
Why was the Declaration of Independence important?
A. It freed all enslaved people in the colonies.
B. It established the government for South Carolina.
C. It explained why the colonies had the right to be free from Great Britain.
D. It placed a stamp tax on the colonists’ newspapers and legal documents.
C. It explained why the colonies had the right to be free from Great Britain.
These colonies had rocky thin-rocky soil, short summers, and long winters.
The New England or Northern Colonies
Using your notebook - what items were taken from Africa to Europe?
Slaves
Which acts were punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
A. Stamp Act
B. Townshend Acts
C. Intolerable Acts
D. Declaratory Act
C. Intolerable Acts
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
A. Andrew Pickens
B. George Washington
C. King George
D. Thomas Jefferson
D. Thomas Jefferson
This is the country that owned the 13 colonies.
England
Using your notebook - name something that was traded from Europe to Africa?
Textiles, Rum, Manufactured Goods
What happened in Boston as a result of the Tea Act?
A. South Carolinians signed up in large groups for the Continental Army.
B. The tax on tea was happily paid.
C. The crates of tea were left to rot in warehouses and cellars.
D. Colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped the chests of tea into the harbor.
D. Colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped the chests of tea into the harbor.
Who was chosen to be the leader of the Continental Army?
A. Andrew Pickens
B. George Washington
C. King George
D. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
These colonies were known for growing wheat and making bread with rich soil and a warmer climate.
The middle colonies.
Using your notebook - what ocean did triangular trade cross?
the Atlantic Ocean
Which of the following is true about the laws passed by the British?
A. The Tea Act was a tax on tea.
B. The Intolerable Acts required the colonists to pay a tax on paper materials.
C. The Stamp Act was repealed.
D. The Stamp Act placed a monopoly on newspapers sold.
C. The Stamp Act was repealed.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
A. Charleston
B. Lexington and Concord
C. Boston
D. Richmond
B. Lexington and Concord
These colonies became a royal colony and sold crops like cash crops.
The Southern Colonies.
Using your notebook - name something that was traded from Africa to Europe.
Gold and Ivory
Why were the colonists angry about British taxes?
A. Representatives of the colony had not voted for the tax.
B. They had never paid taxes before.
C. They did not think the British needed any money.
D. They did not think the King was collecting enough taxes from people in England.
A. Representatives of the colony had not voted for the tax.
What did South Carolinians do when they heard that the people of Massachusetts were being punished by the closing of Boston Harbor?
A. They sent rice and money to help the colonists in Massachusetts.
B. They mailed angry letters to the Lord's Proprietors.
C. They boycotted goods made in Massachusetts.
D. They dumped tea into Charleston Harbor.
A. They sent rice and money to help the colonists in Massachusetts.