Colonies
What is mercantilism?
Colonies exist to make money for the mother country
What battle started the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
Belief Americans should expand west
What injury changes Johnny Tremain’s life?
His hand is badly burned/injured
What colony was founded in 1620?
Plymouth Colony
Which colonial region depended most on cash crops like tobacco?
Southern colonies
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What purchase doubled the size of the U.S.?
Louisiana Purchase
Who raises True Son in The Light in the Forest?
Lenni Lenape (Cuyloga and Thorn Bush)
What event happened in 1776?
Declaration of Independence
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who works for a set number of years to pay for passage
What protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What territory did the U.S. gain after the Mexican-American War?
Mexican Cession
Why are Tom and Huck afraid to tell the truth about Injun Joe?
They fear he will kill them
What war ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris?
French and Indian War
How did joint stock companies help encourage colonization?
People invested money and shared risk/profit to fund settlements
Name ONE way colonists protested British control before war began.
Committees of Correspondence / Stamp Act Congress / Circular Letters / boycotts
Why did westward expansion increase conflict with Native Americans?
Land was taken, treaties were broken, tribes were forced to move
How does Johnny Tremain change from the beginning to the end of the novel?
Becomes humbler, less proud, learns to serve others
Put these in order: Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence
Stamp Act → Boston Tea Party → Declaration
What was the House of Burgesses and why was it important?
First elected assembly; gave colonists a voice in government
Give ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage for the colonies during the war.
Advantage: home field, motivation, France
Disadvantage: weak army, little money, few supplies
What treaty set the U.S.–Canada border at the 49th parallel?
Oregon Treaty
What do both Tom Sawyer and Light in the Forest show about growing up?
Maturity, responsibility, identity, moral choices (accept reasonable answers)
Which happened first: House of Burgesses or Jamestown?
Jamestown (1607), then House of Burgesses (1619)