Exploration & Colonization
Three reasons for exploration were God, Glory, and _______.
What is Gold?
The name of the system that Britain used to impose strict control of the colonial economy
What is mercantilism?
The Treaty of Paris, which ended this war, prompted England to tax the colonists in order to pay for the war.
What is the French and Indian War?
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
Wife of John Adams; known for her stance on women's rights
Who is Abigail Adams?
The years of the establishment of Jamestown (the first permanent English settlement) and the Mayflower Compact (the beginning of self-government by the colonists)
What is 1605-07 (Jamestown) and 1620 (Mayflower Compact)?
The economic system in which the government does not control the economy, but rather tries to make it fair.
What is the free enterprise (or capitalist) system?
Using ships to prevent goods from leaving a harbor is called this.
What is a blockade?
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
African-American spy during the American Revolution who spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp
Who is James Armistead?
The first representative assembly in North America
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
A period of great spiritual revivalism that spread throughout the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
What is the First Great Awakening?
American colonists who were determined to gain independence from the British
What are Patriots?
Author, publisher, inventor, and diplomat to France
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
American Hero and martyr of the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
What is the first example of a constitution (a formal written plan of government) in the colonies?
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Political and religious leader that established Rhode Island as a colony with religious freedom
Who is Roger Williams?
American colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain
What are loyalists?
Wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
King of England during the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
Of the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, which was best equipped for shipbuilding?
What is New England Colonies?
________ crops, such as tobacco, indigo, and rice, were crops that required a large labor supply that was fulfilled by slaves transported from Africa.
What is cash?
Rights that cannot be taken away by a government because they are given by God. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" are examples.
What are unalienable rights?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Founder of the U.S. Navy. Led raids on British ships. Famous for yelling, "I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?