Vocabulary
Geography
13 Colonies
Revolution
Misc.
200
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that stirred up support for the American Revolution and called for the end to British rule of the colonies.
Common Sense
200
Describe 3 features of the New England colonies
Rocky infertile soil
Cold winters
Short growing season
subsistence farming→ only grew enough to survive on
Natural Harbors
200
Where did England send the first colonists?
Jamestown, Virginia
Plymouth, Massachusetts
200
How was this engraving by Paul Revere used as propaganda?
A way to convince colonists to declare their independence from Britain.
The British violently and without provocation murdered innocent and unarmed colonists in the streets of Boston.
200
What marked the end of the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris 1783
400
What was the conflict during the French and Indian war AND how did the outcome affect the colonists?
Conflict between the British and French over the Ohio River Valley.
Led to the British taxing the American colonists to pay back war debt.
400
How did the Appalachian Mountains impact economic development?
Natural Barrier to westward expansion
Provided natural border to western frontier
Barrier to Expansion
400
Provide a title for this political cartoon:
Answers vary
The Mercantilism Argument for Colonial Expansion
400
Name a cause and effect of the Boston Tea Party
Cause:
Britain had imposed a series of taxes on the colonists (Tea Act)
Effect:
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
400
What are some geographic features that AID expansion and what are some geographic features than are a BARRIER to expansion?
Answers vary:
AID: The Great Lakes, Hudson River (ANY WATERWAY)
BARRIER: Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains
600
Describe the Proclamation of 1763
British ban on colonial settlement west beyond the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with Native Americans
600
Based on the climate and geography of the Middle Colonies, what did they produce?
“Breadbasket Colonies” (Wheat, rye, grains)
Iron
600
What did the people aboard the Mayflower agree to do once they arrived in Plymouth? What is the name of the document that was written?
The Pilgrims agreed to set up a government among themselves and the Mayflower Compact was written by those who governed. Representative form of government (To make all laws together including everyone).
600
What was considered the "turning point" in the relationship between the British and the colonists?
Lexington and Concord
"The Shot Heard Round the World"
Official start to the American Revolution
600
Name the four parts of the Declaration of Independence
1. Preamble
2. Describes natural rights of people & purpose of government
3. List of grievances
4. Statement of Independence and becoming the United States of America
800
What was the name of....
The first legislative (law making) assembly of elected representatives in the colonies
Step toward colonial self-government and democracy!
Virginia House of Burgesses
800
How did geography impact the development of slavery in the colonies?
Slaves were needed in the South because of the long growing season and fertile soil.
800
What was the main purpose of the colonies?
To provide raw materials to England so England could increase it's wealth and power
800
How is the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar to/different from the Declaration of Independence?
Common Sense:
Aimed towards Colonists: Propaganda/ pursuading colonists to fight
Declaration of Independence:
Aimed towards Britain: Colonists justifying reasons for independence from Britain.
800
Name two reasons why the Battle of Yorktown is significant
1. French aiding the colonists on land and water
2. British surrender, end to the fighting
1000
Describe Salutary Neglect
Great Britain’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws (British laws) on the colonists in order to keep the colonists obedient and continued to benefit Great Britain economically
1000
Name four cash crops that the Southern Colonies produced
Tobacco, cotton, rice, and indigo
1000
No country could trade with the colonies unless the goods were shipped in either colonial or English ships
All vessels had to have crews that were three-quarters English or colonial
Colonies could export certain products (tobacco, sugar, rice, molasses, furs) ONLY to England
Almost all goods traded between the colonies and Europe had to pass through English ports first.
The Navigation Acts
1000
Justify some reasons why Britain "should have" won the American Revolution
Population size 12,000,000
Highly developed and flourishing manufacturing
Richest country in the world
Large, well-trained arm
Many dedicated and capable officers
They were fighting on strange land
1000
Name all 13 colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia