Who was the author of "Common Sense"
A theory based on the value of a country's exports is greater than the value of its imports
Mercantilism
The first successful British colony in North America was
Jamestown
where is Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Connecticut located
New England
extremely diverse ethnic & religious groups
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Who discovered the Americas when trying to reach Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
Christopher Columbus
Theater of the Civil War
Political
3 step voyage including America, Africa, & Europe
Triangular Trade
where is New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware located
Mid- Atlantic
set a boundary for slavery south of Missouri
Missouri compromise of 1820
Individuals who pledged to work for free to pay off debt who were typically lower class.
Indentured Servants
President Lincoln believed this was impossible
Secession
What act was created in the mid 1600s and had a positive outcome
Navigation Acts
where is Virginia the Carolinas Maryland and Georgia located
Southern
speech by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a battlefield
Gettysburg address
British general who surrendered to the Americas at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis
Crop that lead to financial success in Virginia
Tobacco
What occurred in Massachusetts in 1692-1693 where more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft.
Salem Witch Trials
Poor thin rock Sayers with short growing season economy was based on fishing
New England Colonies
puritan roots formed foundation for all aspects of society
New England Colonies
Conquered the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
Wanted end to slavery
Abolitionists
What war was the Native Americans last effort to stop the New England colonists from settling on their lands
King Phillip's War
A complicated mix of conquest and religious missions and trade they were Spanish French and English
Colonies
missouri compromise of 1820
Second Continental Congress