A decisive battle which brought France into the war on the side of the patriots
What is Battle of Saratoga
100
George Grenville claimed Americans (like British subjects) were represented by members of the House of Commons -this was called:
What is virtual representation
100
The largest Mississippian settlement near present day St. Louis, Mo.
What is Cahokia
100
His dominance in Mexico served as a model for colonization and Spanish power
Who was Cortes
100
Employees of early textile mills in New England were:
What are mainly young woman from rural farms
200
The final battle which ended the war when French forces took control of the Chesapeake, thus commanding the bay and the coast of Va. & N.C.
What is Yorktown
200
The punishment for dumping tea into the harbor of Ma.
What are coercive acts and closing of Boston Harbor
200
Artifacts recovered from the Paleo-Indian era suggest their hunting habits focused on
What were hunting big mammals
200
Farmer who owns a small plot of land that is worked primarily by himself & his family
What is yeoman planter
200
They had not broken completely with the Church of England and founded the MBC
Who are Puritans
300
The document which unified the states but lacked an executive and judicial branch, as well as the power to levy taxes
What is Articles of Confederation
300
This "act" was designed to regulate trade & brought revenue to the crown & English merchants -created exclusive trade with England
What is Navigation Acts of 1650 & 1660's
300
A confederation of the Iroquoian tribes for the purposes of war and diplomacy
Who were the League of Five Nations
300
An economic policy that places the welfare of the mother country above the welfare of the countries
What is merchantilism
300
Commercial economy of New England was dominated by
What are merchants
400
This rebellion created the realization that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate and thus a reworking of national government was needed.
What is Shay's Rebellion
400
What group was brought together to raise & supply an army and negotiate a reconciliation with England
What is the Second Continental Congress
400
Factor that influenced exploration & territorial expansion
What were technology improvements in navigational instruments or monarchs looking to expand power and prestige
400
The distribution of conquered towns, the right to rule the Indians and the land around them, and the right to exact tribute and labor from the Indians was called
What is encomienda
400
A dispute between Indians, Virginians, Pennsylvanians, and the French over territory in the Ohio Valley resulted in
What is Seven Years' War
500
The plan presented where both houses of Congress would be represented according to population
What is Virgina Plan
500
This document affirmed loyalty to the Monarch and blamed Parliament for all the troubles, and asked that American colonial assemblies be recognized as individual parliaments
What is Olive Branch Petition
500
By 1460 slavery is alive and well thanks to the Portuguese who used Africans to work the sugar plantations which became the first nation to:
What is to establish plantation labor with African slavery
500
An imaginary line down then Atlantic Ocean - west belonged to Spain and East - Portugal
What is Treaty of Tordesillas
500
Wrote "Common Sense", which called for independence and a republican government.