Europeans in North America
A settlement that is ruled by a faraway government.
What is a colony?
Which region of Ohio was fought over during the French and Indian War?
The Ohio Valley
Why did the colonists think the British government's taxes were unfair?
The colonists did not have representation in the British government.
An area of land owned and governed by a country.
What is a territory?
Who united to fight together during the frontier wars?
Native American tribes
Which two present-day places did the English settle in the 1600's?
Massachusetts and central Canada
A formal agreement to join together
What is an alliance?
What was the first plan of the government for the United States of America?
The Articles of Confederation
What did the United States use to pay some of the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War?
Land
What did the Native Americans lose as a result of the Frontier Wars?
Most of their land in Ohio.
What is one of the main reasons Europeans first came to North America?
religious freedom
How did the British decide to pay for the French and Indian War?
They ordered colonists to pay more taxes.
This described the colonists' ideas about government and listed reasons for seeking independence.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
How did the Northwest Ordinance affect Native Americans?
It caused their land to be sold to settlers.
How did the Treaty of Greenville change the lives of the Native Americans in Ohio?
The Treaty of Greenville gave the USA most of the Native American lands in Ohio.
After Columbus sailed to North America in 1492, why did other Europeans follow? (3)
To seek gold, to trade and to have religious freedom.
Money the government collects from citizens.
What is a tax?
The lawmaking body of the British government.
What is Parliament?
What effect did the Northwest Ordinance have on settlers?
The Northwest Ordinance promised settlers freedom of religion and other rights.
A Native American leader known as Little Turtle.
Who is Michikinikwa?
One of the first English settlements (Settled in 1607.)
What is Jamestown?
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
A volunteer army
What is a militia?
Something owed, often money
What is a debt?
A commander in charge of western forces, known as "Mad Anthony?"
Who was Anthony Wayne?