13 colonies
The 13 colonies were divided into 3 groups, what are those groups called.
New England
Middle
Southern
What was the first successful settlement?
Hint in Virginia
Jamestown
Why were the taxes being increased on the colonists
to hep pay for the debt from the French and Indian war
This event was known as ......
When the colonist threw snowballs and rocks at the British soldiers and they responded with violence, killing 5 colonists
The Boston Massacre
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source
Primary first hand
secondary is a second hand account
What colonies were part of the Southern region
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Who were colonists loyal to?
The British Government
What was the sugar act ?
Taxes on sugar and molasses
What does boycott mean?
A form of protest that involves refusing to buy goods
What were the 3G's
Gold
God
Glory
What colonies were part of the middle region
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What colony was founded by William Penn? It was a safe place for....
Pennsylvania
Quakers
What were the townshend act?
Taxes placed on tea, glass, and paper
What was the quartering act?
The colonists were forced to house British soldiers
Who were the first Europeans to explore North America
The Vikings
What colonies were part of the New England region
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Name 3 reasons why it was difficult to grow crops in the New England colony?
very cold
long winters
rocky soil
What was the stamp act?
Tax on all paper goods
What was the Boston tea party?
Son's of liberty dressed up as Indians and dumped over 340 cases of tea into the harbor
Name the 7 continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
Using the white board, please list the 13 colonies
What 3 main crops were grown in the Southern Colonies ?
Tobacco
Indigo
Cotton
Explain what "No taxation without representation" means
answers may vary
This was a direct consequence of the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable acts
Define the columbian exchange
the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World