Early Americas
Who was the explorer who "discovered" America?
Christopher Colombus
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
What country were the 13 colonies part of?
England
What was the Boston Tea Party?
What was the Townshend Acts
Tax on paper, lead, tea, paint (products imported from England)
What is a colony?
Who was the group of settlers in New England colonies that had very little religious tolerance?
The Puritans
What was the Stamp Act?
People had to pay an extra tax on stamps for their documents
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Respose to the Boston Tea Party - crack down on Boston.
Martial law (military control of city)
preventented town meetings (gatherings)
King fired local leaders - picked his own people to run Boston
What were Spanish missionaries?
Priests from Spain who were spreading Catholicism in the Americas
WHo were three of the major European powers that were colonizing North America?
Spain, France, and England
Who were the colonists in the Middle Colonies who had more religious tolerance?
The Quakers
Forced soldiers to stay in your home
What was the first Continental Congress?
Representatives from the 13 Colonies meet to discuss how to respond to England's aggressive laws (intollerable Acts)
What was the Columbian Exchange?
What was mercantilism?
Forced trade between colonies and the mother country?
What was the name of the war between England and France over control of North America?
the French and INdian war
Who were the minutemen?
Patriot militia soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
What was one thing that was brought to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange?
Slaves, disease, animals, technology, weapons
WHo were loyalists and what did they support?
staying loyal to England. (remain colonies of England)
What was the name of the law passed by England that limited settlers to not go past the Appalachian mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
Who were PATRIOTS and what did they support?
Independence