Colony/Founders
Who established the colony of Maryland?
Catholics
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France v. Britain
What is mercantilism?
Trade with ONLY mother country, government controls the trade!
What is a Patriot? What is a Loyalist?
Loyalist- colonist who still wanted to be ruled by Britain.
Which battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What was the 1st Great Awakening?
Religious movement in the 1740's that taught the importance of religion in people's lives, preached equality.
What's the main cause of the French and Indian War?
Both wanted control of the Ohio River Valley
What is Free Enterprise?
Trade is ALLOWED with different countries
Who was the first person that was killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Which battle was the Turning Point of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania based on the idea of
freedom of worship
What made the Ohio River Valley so valuable?
Fertile land, plenty of game and access to Ohio River
How did the colonists protest the British policies?
Boycotted (refuse to buy) British goods, attacked collectors, and wrote letters to the king
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Colonists were provoking British troops, the troops accidentally fired and killed 5 colonists.
Which battle was the LAST one of the American Revolution?
William Penn and the Quakers came to live in the Americas for the purpose of?
establishing religious freedom
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
What does the slogan "No taxation without representation" mean?
Colonists' belief that they should not taxed without their permission or representation "voice" in Parliament.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
closed Boston Harbor
Who is the person that alerted the people, "The British are coming"
Paul Revere
Both the Quakers and the Puritans left England and traveled to the American colonies in an attempt to?
escape religious persecution
Why did Britain issue the Proclamation Line of 1763?
King wanted to avoid conflicts or tensions with Native Americans because he could not afford another war?
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What's the capital of the state of Texas?
Austin hahaha