13 colonies
RI, MA, CT, NH
Mostly created for religious freedom for groups such as the Puritans and Pilgrims
New England colonies
"Break-Up" letter to Great Britain that outlined the colonists reasons for separation
- Unalienable rights
Declaration of Independence (07/04/1776)
-- 1620, signed by Pilgrims on a ship
-- Established a self-governing agreement among colonists
-- A democratic system where decisions were made by majority rule
Mayflower Compact
-- Fought between 2 European powers (French & British)
-- Left Great Britain in huge debt
-- Known as the 7 years war
French and Indian War
1st battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Had plantation styled agriculture
Depended on slavery
Grew cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, & cotton
Southern colonies
CLASS!!! Lets review reasons for English, Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish & French colonization
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--1639, was the 1st written constitution of the colonies
-- Showed democratic principles such as religious freedoms and placed power in the peoples hands
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
-- Forbade colonists from moving west past the Appalachians
-- Purpose was to avoid Native Amer. conflicts
Proclamation Line of 1763
What was the turning point of the American Revolution? WHY?
Battle of Saratoga
WHY: Because we convinced France to support us with troops, supplies, and naval assistance
DE, NY, PA, and NJ
Nicknamed the breadbasket because of producing a lot of grain
Middle colonies
Enslavement and forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas
Slavery became a major economic institution, fueled by the demand for labor in plantations and mines
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
-- 1215, limited the powers of the king
-- Provided the concept of limited government
Magna Carta
Created to punish MA for the Boston Tea Party
Colonists responded by creating the 1st Continental Congress
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
PA, served as a winter encampment for the Continental Army
Harsh winter conditions led to widespread suffering, disease, and death among troops
Valley Forge
3 states were founded by private companies for economic reasons
1 state founded as a debtors colony
1 state was settled by Catholics for religious freedoms
Southern colonies
NC, SC, VA, GA, and MD
Exchange of goods and resources between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia)
Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between continents
The Columbian Exchange
-- 1619, 1st representative assembly in the colonies
-- Allowed them to elect reps to make laws/decisions on their behalf
-- Laid foundation for self government
House of Burgesses
Greatly affected the middle working class
Taxed all printed materials such as newspapers, books, stamps
Stamp Act
Last battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
Farming was difficult so they encouraged manufacturing.
Main activates were logging, fishing and shipbuilding
New England colonies
Economic system of 16th-18th Europe
Believed that a country's wealth/ power comes from how much gold, silver or material wealth it has
Produced raw materials to solely benefit the mother country
Mercantilism
-- Outlined rights & liberties
-- Gave us ideas such as free elections, right to bear arms, & protection against cruel punishment
English Bill of Rights
-- This act was created to help the struggling British East India Company
-- Colonists responded to this by dumping 100 lbs of valuables into the Boston Harbor
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Primary document that officially recognized the U.S as an independent nation
Treaty of Paris 1783