Vocabulary
What is a monopoly?
Only one person or company can sell something
What is the difference between importing something and exporting something?
Importing something means to buy something and exporting means to sell something
Which region of colonies had the most slaves?
The southern colonies
Why did the colonists and the Native Americans argue over land?
They did not understand each other and both thought of land agreements differently.
What did the stamp act tax?
The Stamp Act taxed any paper item with a stamp on it.
Who was stricter - the Pilgrims or the Puritans?
Which colony did John Rolfe save with the cash crop of tobacco?
Jamestown
True or False: Every colony had slaves at one point.
True
What was the Parliament?
The Parliament was the government in Great Britian.
What was the result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British were more mad and the colonists were more confident in their abilities to defeat the British.
A meeting where governors and delegates came together to make decisions.
What is a proprietor? What colony relied on proprietors?
A proprietor is someone who owns land or property. The colony of New Jersey was mainly owned by proprietors.
What was a common job of an enslaved person living in the Southern Colonies?
Working on a plantation
What was the result of the French and Indian war?
Britain won the war but the war was expensive.
What were the 4 Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Port Act
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Quartering Act
The Administration and Justice Act
An area controlled or governed by a king or queen
What were some common jobs of colonists in the New England Colonies?
Ship building, whale hunting, small farms
What is an auction?
A place where someone sells something to bidders.
How were the Powhatan Wars and King Phillips's War similar.
Both wars were fought because of arguments over land.
At the time, what did the phrase "all men are created equal" mean? What does it mean today?
All white men were created equally. Today, everyone is treated equally.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement made by the Pilgrims to govern themselves and stick together.
What was triangular trade?
A pattern of trade that developed during the 1600s and 1700s that had three parts and linked the 13 colonies with Europe, Africa, and the West Indies.
Why did many enslaved people fight on behalf of the British during the American Revolution?
Great Britain promised enslaved people their freedom if they fought for the British.
Not good. The colonists thought that they had power over the Native Americans.
Why did the Patriots want to break away from British rule?
They felt as though they did not have enough say in the decisions being made involving them.