Exploration
Which economic theory supported the idea that colonies exist to benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
Which colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?
Maryland
Which labor system involved working a set number of years for passage to America?
Indentured Servitude
Which Act was a British attempt to assert greater control over the colonies?
Stamp Act
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” was spoken by which American patriot?
Patrick Henry
What was Ponce de Leon searching for when he explored Florida?
The Fountain of Youth
Which figure founded Rhode Island and supported religious freedom?
Roger Williams
John Smith is associated with what phrase?
"If you don't work, you don't eat."
Which Acts were the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Rich Colonists who wanted to stay with Britain were called ________?
Loyalists
The Triangular Trade involved trade between:
Europe, Africa and the Americas
The First Great Awakening emphasized faith through a ___________ experience.
personal
The agreement to self government that was signed by all settlers on the Mayflower was called what?
The Mayflower Compact
What was one result of the British victory in the French and Indian War?
The French were forced to give up their land or Britain was cast into tremendous debt.
Educated Colonists who wrote letters to convince others to stand up to the British were called _______?
Patriots
Which explorer is credited with opening the Americas to European colonization?
Christopher Columbus
Which movement was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation?
Counter-Reformation
What was the Middle Passage?
Slave route to the Americas
How did the British victory in the French and Indian War contribute to the call for revolution in the American colonies?
Great Britain began increasingly taxing the colonies to pay for the war
The first meeting of Patriots to discuss the issues of unfair British treatment was called the ________ __________ ____________
First Continental Congress
What region played a vital role in early American trade and settlement?
Northeast
The Protestant Reformation resulted in the creation of different Protestant __________.
Denominations
The Spanish Missions, located in an area of strong native American presence, where in what part of the new world?
Southwest
The French agreed to help the colonists defeat the British during the Revolutionary War. This was known as _______ ____.
foreign aid
Who organized resistance and communication among colonies through writings?
Committees of Correspondence