Native Americans before and during Colonization
Who were the Lenape people?
A Native American tribe that inhabited New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of New York and Pennsylvania
What are the three G's?
God, Gold, Glory
What region had great agriculture due to hot temperatures and long summers?
Southern colonies
The British were in debt and imposed taxes on the colonists
The Declaration of Independence was signed during what war?
The American Revolution
The relationship between settlers and Native Americans was initially ____ in many areas?
Positive
(Trade, Alliance, Interest)
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
Diseases such as malaria were less frequent in which region?
New England colonies (cold winters)
What were three acts the British imposed on the colonists?
Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" encouraged what ideal?
What is a mourning war?
Capturing and kidnapping individuals from other tribes to replace those that were lost
Why did people sign up for indentured servitude?
They believed they could lead better lives after their service was done.
How were colonial economies influenced by region?
Geographic conditions directly influenced what type of economy would be successful in a colony.
What was the result of Bacon's rebellion?
The end of indentured servitude and a push towards African American slavery
What is magna carta?
A royal charter from the 1200s that established the principle that no one is above the law
Marriage between the Native Americans and Europeans led to the creation of...
New social classes
What is the relationship between religion and colonization?
People settled to spread religion (missionaries)
People settled to escape religious persecution
The colonies were between what two geographic features?
Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean
What were the coercive acts?
Harsh laws imposed by the British that included:
shutting down the Boston port
removing Massachusetts' self-government
required colonists to house British soldiers (quartering)
The Declaration of Independence grants what three famous rights?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Three reasons why the death rates of Native Americans were so high during colonization...
No immunity to European diseases
Violence from settlers
Loss of food supply (deforestation, invasive species, etc)
What kind of people signed up for indentured servitude?
Both skilled and unskilled workers
Men, women, and children
People facing different forms of hardship
How did the colonists choose where to establish major cities?
Why was Paul Revere's engravement of the bloody massacre influential?
Revere's expression of the events of the Boston Massacre was used to spark outrage across the colonists. This was a catalyst for the American Revolution.
What four enlightenment ideals are embodied in the Declaration of Independence?
Limited government
Natural rights
Social contract
Consent of the governed