Geography
Economics
Politics
Causes
Ideas
100
The flat grassy land in the middle of the country
What is the Great Plains
100
This is the idea that colonies are meant to provide raw materials for the mother country. Then the mother country makes manufactured goods from them.
mercantilism
100
What type of self-government did the colonies establish.
representative governments
100
This was the main cause of the French and Indian War
The French and Native Americans disputing land claims of the Ohio River Valley
100
The committees of correspondence, the boston tea party, and first continental congress all tried to end
British Mercantilism
200
This colonial region had poor farming, but great harbors.
New England
200
This trade route involved raw materials from the colonies, manufactured goods from Europe, and slaves from Africa.
Triangular Trade
200
give an example of colonial self-government
New England Town Meetings, Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses
200
This is a main cause of colonial rebellion. Taxation without______________________
Representation
200
What was a main influence for the Declaration of Independence
Ideas fro mthe Enlightenment
300
This colonial region was primarily agricultural and had plantations because to the long growing season.
What are the Southern Colonies
300
In order to make more money, Britain did not allow this between the 13 colonies and other countries.
trade
300
Many colonists turned down this plan for self-government because they didn't want to give up their individual power.
The Albany Plan of Union
300
This law allowed British soldiers lodging in colonists homes.
The quartering act
300
What was the main purpose of Common Sense
to persuade colonists to rebel
400
How were most goods transported during the colonial period?
rivers
400
This is the exchange of "new" goods between the New World and the Old World(Europe). This did not always help the New World.
The Columbian Exchange.
400
The British were allowing self government as long as they were making money. This is called
Salutory Neglect
400
This event is called a Massacre, even though only five people died.
the boston massacre
400
Overall, which country had a more powerful military, and more resources at the beginning of the Revolutionary War
Great Britain
500
This geographic feature prevented movement west prior to the French and INdian war.
The Appalachian mountains
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