Colonial Regions
This region had rocky soil, cold winters, and was known for fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
New England or Northern colonies
The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
James Town
Spain’s 3 G’s for exploration
God, Gold, Glory
The slogan the Sons of Liberty used because colonists had no vote in Parliament.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
The branch of government that makes laws.
The Legislative branch
The Middle Colonies’ nickname because they grew wheat, oats, and barley.
Bread Basket
He enforced the rule “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.”
John Smith
What was the event called where they would exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
This 1765 law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
Quartering Act
The Articles of Confederation created how many branches of government?
One Branch (Legislative Branch)
Name two cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco, rice, Indigo, cotton
Why did Jamestown nearly fail during the Starving Time?
Rich men didn't want to work which caused to have a Lack of food, disease, poor preparation, and conflict with Powhatans.
Why were the Spanish able to conquer the Aztecs and Incas so easily?
Superior weapons, diseases, alliances with native enemies
This event on March 5, 1770, resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks.
Boston Massacre
This COMPROMISE created a two-house Congress with a Senate and House of Representatives
The Great Compromise
This Southern Colony was founded as a buffer colony and for debtors.
Georgia
This early colony mysteriously disappeared, leaving the word CROATOAN
Roanoke
France became rich in North America through THIS type of trade. (Extra points if you tell me who they traded with?)
Fur Trade
Why did King George issue the Proclamation of 1763? (extra 100 points if you tell me what Mountains was the boarder)
To avoid costly wars with Native Americans after the French & Indian War.
The Northwest Ordinance banned this practice NORTH of the Ohio River.
Slavery
Explain how geography helped shape the New England (Northern Colonies) economy. What did the weather and the soil force them to do too make money?
Rocky soil prevented large farms, so colonists turned to oceans, forests, and rivers, leading to trade, lumber, shipbuilding, and fishing
What crop ‘saved’ Jamestown by making huge profits for England?
Tobacco
why were France and Spain scared of each other getting more land?
More land = more power, wealth, military strength
Explain why England started passing new taxes after 1763.
they were in Debt after the French and Indian War
his principle means the people rule by voting for representatives.
Popular sovereignty (Popular Vote)