European Colonization
What crop eventually made Jamestown prosper?
Tobacco
Much of the southern economy was centered around large farms called 1) what? Worked on by 2) who? which originally came from 3) where?
1) Plantations
2) Slaves
3) West Africa
What global struggle was Britain involved in that resulted in large amounts of debt leading to the arguably unfair taxation of the thirteen colonies?
The Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
What was the first battle of the American Revolution between Minutemen and British soldiers where occurred the "shot heard round the world?"
Lexington and Concord
What was the first country to sign a treaty with the United States of America?
France
A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company. In our context, it was given so that people could establish settlements
Colonial Charter
What was the religious revival that spread across the colonies during the 1730s and 1740s?
The Great Awakening
During which event did five Bostonians get killed by British soldiers shooting into the crowd, after the Bostonians threw things at the soldiers?
The Boston Massacre
What was the last major battle of the Revolution wherein British General Cornwallis surrendered after being surrounded by General Washington and the French navy?
Yorktown
Who was famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Who sought to cleanse the Anglican Church by doing away with things that too strongly resembled Catholicism?
The Puritans
What was the philosophical movement wherein reason, observation, and evidence was considered more important than faith?
The Enlightenment
What did the Sons of Liberty do in reaction to the East India Company getting a pass on a particular tax?
The Boston Tea Party
In which battle, fought on Breed's Hill, did Americans hold off two waves of British attacks before the British achieved a Pyrrhic Victory.
Bunker Hill
What did the Treaty of Paris (1783-following the American Revolution) do?
The British recognized the United States as an independent nation, giving all territory east of the Mississippi (excluding Canada).
Which colony was established to be a "holy experiment" of religious freedom?
Pennsylvania
Evangelicalism
What slogan did colonists shout in response to increased taxation and certain acts like the Stamp Act?
"No taxation without representation!"
After which battle did France begin to believe that America had a fighting change against the British and decide to help America?
Saratoga
What was the pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, that spread ideas about American independence?
Common Sense
Which French colony was founded along the Mississippi River?
Louisiana
Roger Williams; Rhode Island
What three things did the Intolerable Acts do?
1. Closed the port of Boston,
2. Forbade Mass. colonists from holding town meetings
3. Introduced a Quartering Act which forced colonists to house soldiers in their homes.
What river did General Washington cross before winning the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night?
What argument about the relationship between governments and its people does the Declaration of Independence make?
It stressed the importance of natural rights and that it was the role of the government to protect those rights. If a government fails to uphold their end, the people have a right to replace that government.