European Explorer
What motivated European Exploration?
Profit
What is self government?
When a group runs themselves
What were two results of the French and Indian War?
Great Britain received French claims in North America and Britain had huge war debt
How did Britain react to the Boston Tea Party?
Britain passed the Intolerable Acts which closed Boston Harbor, taxed Massachusetts for the ruined tea, and Britain increased the troops in Boston
What event did Paul Revere make an engraving that turned Bostonians against Britain?
Boston Massacre
What is an Indentured Servant?
Someone who works for someone for a given amount of time
What is Magna Carta?
When the monarch has power limited
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
No taxation without representation
How did Britain increase control in the American colonies?
Sending more soldiers to the colonies and increased taxes on the colonies
What group did Patrick Henry associated with?
Patriots
How did colonies run their government?
Self government
Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens
How did Parliament respond to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act?
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act
What were the goals of the First Continental Congress?
To find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain
Who made up the Continental Army?
Troops from all the colonies
Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt to different ways of life?
The regions had different geographies and resources
What country gained the most form the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What was the result of the Townshend Acts?
Colonists boycotted British made goods such as paint, paper, glass, and tea
How did colonists view themsleves in 1774?
They saw themselves as citizens of their individual colonies
What was the mood of the colonies after the battles of Lexington and Concord?
Reluctant
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
Wanted the same rights as English citizens
What was life in the colonies like before 1760?
The colonies had assemblies that passed laws
How did the colonists react to the Boston Massacre?
Colonists reacted by blaming the British for unrest in Boston and wanted the solider to be tried for murder
What act did the colonists call tyranny?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the outcome of Bunker Hill?
British won but suffered many losses