Revolution
The people who supported the British were called
Loyalists
New England was settled by Puritans seeking?
religious freedom
The development of complex societies in the Americas was first made possible by
development of agriculture
This man was a Virginia planter who commanded forces in the French and Indian War
George Washington
The shot heard round the world was where?
Lexington and Concord
Which act limited colonists’ westward movement past the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Indigo was a _______ for the Southern Colonies
Cash Crop
In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?
The need more alternate trade routes
Which conquistador fought the Incas in Peru, took the Inca emperor Atahualpa captive, and held him for ransom?
Francisco Pizzaro
The last battle of the war
Yorktown
What was the name of the law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay a tax on printed goods, which caused them to pay higher prices for goods by requiring them to have the approval of the government?
Stamp Act
Middle Colonies
Which explorer was the first European to sail around the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which European Explorer found a way to sail around the tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
This was the turning point in the Revolution
Saratoga
Which law passed by Parliament led to a famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and committed acts of vandalism and destruction known as the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
This group of colonists sided with the views of Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson during the war. They wanted independence.
Patriots
The Columbian Exchange was?
The exchange of cultures, goods, and disease across the Atlantic Ocean
This man is known as the greatest traitor in American history
Benedict Arnold
This battle gave the American forces hope that they could actually win the war even though they lost
Bunker Hill
What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party that included the closing of Boston Harbor?
Intolerable Acts
Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, was written to
Encourage colonists to fight for independence
When the Spanish monarchy abolished this system, Spanish landlords in New Spain turned to African slaves to meet their labor needs.
encomienda system
This man committed genocide and enslaved peoples in the west indies, which he originally thought was the far east
Christopher Columbus
This battle included George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware
Trenton