Colonies
Native responsible for assisting Pilgrims once in the Plymouth Colony
Saratoga
Devout protestants who believed the church could be reformed.
Puritans
After the French and Indian War, what did Britain do to colonists to help pay for costs of the war.
Taxes
Colonists were not allowed to settle West of the __________________ _________________ due to the Proclamation Line of 1763.
Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the group in Great Britain representing the British government?
Parliament
This document served as the colonists' first idea for self governing.
Mayflower Compact
Mother Country
Britain
What word describes the idea behind Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon?
Individuality, Unity, Powerless, Segregation, Envy
Unity
The French and Indian War was fight over the...
land surrounding the Ohio River Valley.
What cash crop was popular is Virginia?
Tobacco
Founded Rhode Island and believed in having a good relationship with Natives.
Roger Williams
Name the 3 unalienable rights laid out in the Declaration of Independence that cannot be taken away.
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.
Who was responsible for firing the first shots in the Boston Massacre?
British Soldiers
Identify the name of the Native American who assisted the Pilgrims on the Plymouth colony with communication and how to utilize natural resources.
Squanto
Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Americans
What purpose did the Georgia colony serve upon creation?
Prison colony and Buffer colony
The Navigation Acts were passed in order to regulate trade in the colonies and support Great Britain's idea of ___________________. This idea was an economic system where a nation aims to maximize its wealth and power by heavily regulating trade
Mercantilism
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet?
To convince the American colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain
True or False:
Although the English engaged in some farming, the fur trade was their primary source of revenue which they tried controlling over the Natives.
False; The French wanted to take over fur trade as their primary revenue.
Which battle during the Revolutionary War boosted Americans confidence?
Battle of Saratoga
During the First Great Awakening, what was being challenged?
Hierarchy structures
Many Southern Colonies had ______ ______- rules governing behavior and punishment's of enslaved Africans
Slave Codes
Explain Patriots v Loyalists
Patriots= Americans fighting for Independence
Loyalists= Loyal to the British Crown
Identify the three stage trade route utilized by nations during the colonial period. Also includes the Middle Passage
Triangular Trade Route
Also known as the Society of Friends, are a religious group that settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-1600s after fleeing persecution in England. Their beliefs and practices differed from the Church of England, and they were known for their pacifism, belief in equality, and rejection of social hierarchies
Quakers