Economy of the Colonies
This region's economy relied on Cash Crops such as Tobacco and Rice
What are Southern Colonies
This mountain range was the border of the 13 colonies
What are the Appalachian Mountains
The North American part of the larger global conflict
What is the French and Indian War?
This 1765 act taxed legal documents and newspapers
What is the Stamp act?
He warned that the British wer coming during his midnight ride
Who was Paul Revere?
Best known as the Breadbasket Colonies for growing grains like wheat
What are the Middle Colonies
This colony was the southernmost of the original 13 colonies
What is Georgia?
He led the first attack on French forces as a young officer and later became president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
This slogan was used to protest taxes without a voice in Parliament
What is 'no taxation without representation?
This scientist and diplomat helped gain French support for the colonies
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This region focused on shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling.
What are the New England Colonies
This Pennsylvania City was the largest port in the Colonies
What is Philadelphia?
The British captured this French City in What is now Canada in 1959 which was the turning point in the French and Indian War
What is Quebec?
These 1774 acts were passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party
What are the intolerable Acts?
The King of England During the Colonial protests
King George, III
The trade system connecting the colonies, Africa and the West Indies
What is the triangular Trade
This Colony was founded as a haven for Catholics
What is Maryland?
This group of Native Americans allied with the British
Who were the Iroquois?
These acts placed duties on glass, lead and paint
What are the Townsend Acts
George Washington's aide and the First United States Secretary of the Treasury
Who is Alexander hamilton
The economic system where the colonies provide wealth to the mother country
What is Mercantilism?
This 1763 line prohibited settlement west of the Appalachians
What is the proclamation Line?
This 1763 Agreement officially ended the French and Indian War
What is the treaty of Paris?
This 1764 Act was the was the first act passed specifically to raise money for the British
What is the Sugar Act
The Vice President of the United States from New York who Shot Alexander Hamilton to death in a duel with pistols
Who is Aaron Burr