Native Americans and Geography
The Iroquois Confederacy influenced American ideas about this type of government.
What is a democratic or representative government?
European nations explored the Americas to gain this.
What is wealth, trade routes, or spreading Christianity?
The Middle Colonies were called the “Breadbasket Colonies” because they grew this.
What are crops like wheat and corn?
Britain taxed the colonies more after this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
One major result of the Treaty of Paris.
What is American independence?
Great Plains tribes hunted this animal for food and resources.
What is the buffalo?
A long-term effect of the Columbian Exchange.
What are new foods or diseases spreading?
New England’s economy focused on fishing and shipbuilding because of this.
What is rocky soil and cold climate?
Colonists protested taxes by refusing to buy British goods. This is called a _____.
What is a boycott?
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point because it led to this.
What is France becoming an ally?
Northeastern tribes often lived in these homes.
What are longhouses?
How was the government in Rhode Island different from the government in Massachusetts Bay?
What is Rhode Island allowed religious tolerance and separated church and state, unlike Massachusetts Bay?
Jamestown struggled because settlers lacked farming skills and faced this.
What are disease, starvation, or harsh conditions?
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against this act.
What is the Tea Act?
At Valley Forge, this leader trained the army and improved discipline.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
One reason some Native American societies declined.
What are disease, environmental changes, or conflict with Europeans?
What was a major reason the Middle Colonies had such a varied population?
They provided religious freedom and economic opportunities.
After Bacon’s Rebellion, colonists relied more on this type of labor.
What is enslaved African labor?
The first battles of the American Revolution took place here.
What are Lexington and Concord?
The British surrendered at Yorktown because they were surrounded by American and this country’s forces.
What is France?
Native Americans believed land was shared, but Europeans believed this.
What is private ownership of land?
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans decide to leave England and settle in New England?
What is they wanted religious freedom and to practice their beliefs without punishment?
William Penn’s government helped influence this American idea.
What is representative government or democracy?
The Second Continental Congress created this army.
What is the Continental Army?
Which group played an important role in supporting the war effort but often did not fight in battles?
Who were women who ran farms, made supplies, and served as nurses and spies?