13 Colonies
Which colonial region was known as the Breadbasket because its fertile soil allowed farmers to produce large amounts of grain?
Middle Colonies
Which movement emphasized reason, observation, evidence, and natural rights?
Enlightenment
Britain and France competed for control of what important region?
Ohio River Valley / Ohio Valley
What famous phrase summarized the colonists' argument against Parliament taxing them when they had no elected representatives there?
"No taxation without representation!"
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed a series of harsh laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts. What did colonists call these laws?
Intolerable Acts
The British punishment included closing Boston's port, reducing Massachusetts self-government, changing trials for some British officials, and expanding quartering requirements
Rocky soil, forests, a cold climate, and access to the Atlantic Ocean caused which colonial region to rely heavily on fishing, shipbuilding, lumber, and trade?
New England
This movement encouraged people to develop a personal relationship with religion and question established church leaders/institutions.
the Great Awakening
What young Virginian was sent into the Ohio Valley in 1753 and later became involved in the fighting that helped ignite the war?
George Washington
The Stamp Act placed taxes on what general type of items?
Printed materials, such as newspapers, playing cards, licenses, legal documents, and diplomas.
In 1774, delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to Britain's actions. What was this meeting called?
First Continental Congress
Explain how geography helped cause the Southern Colonies to develop a plantation-based economy.
Warm climate, fertile soil, and a long growing season allowed profitable cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo to grow, encouraging plantations and a large labor force.
Both the Great Awakening and Enlightenment helped prepare colonists to challenge British rule later.
What important idea did BOTH movements encourage?
People could question traditional authority rather than automatically accepting it.
Why didn’t the skeleton attend the party?
He had nobody to go with.
After the Stamp Act was repealed Great Britain sent out the Declaratory Act, which stated what?
Great Britain had the right to tax the colonies
Colonial militia members who were expected to be ready to fight at a moment's notice became known by what name?
Minutemen
I have a name that belongs to someone else, and people often cry when they visit me. What am I?
A tombstone.
George Whitefield and John Locke challenged traditional authority in very different ways. Explain ONE major difference between their ideas.
Whitefield/Great Awakening challenged traditional religious authority by emphasizing personal faith and emotional religious experiences, while Locke/Enlightenment challenged political/intellectual authority through reason, natural rights, and the social contract.
This border line was used by Great Britain to limit western settlement, reduce conflict with Native nations, and lower the cost of defending the frontier.
The Proclamation Line of 1763
The person who makes me doesn’t need me, the person who buys me doesn’t use me, and the person who uses me doesn’t know it. What am I?
A coffin.
The more you see me, the less you can see. What am I?
Darkness.
Name the Middle Colonies
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
What kind of road does a ghost prefer?
A dead end.
What plan was introduced by Ben Franklin to try to unite the colonies, manage militias, and manage taxes for the French and Indian War?
The Tea Act actually made British tea cheaper. Why were colonists still angry about it?
It allowed the East India Company to sell directly to the colonies, threatening/cutting out colonial merchants, while also maintaining Parliament's claimed right to tax the colonies. Taxes & Boycotts NEW
Name TWO actions the First Continental Congress took to resist British policies while still attempting to avoid war.
Organized a boycott of British trade and approved preparations for colonial militias.