Early Colonization
Great Britain allowed its colonies to set up local _______________.
governments
In the southern colonies, they grew ___________________ because of the fertile soil and warm climate.
cash crops
Under the economic system of ____________, colonies exist to generate wealth for the mother country.
mercantilism
Thomas Paine wrote a famous pamphlet called ____________________ to encourage colonists to break away from British rule.
Common Sense
colonists who formed their own military
militia
Jamestown colonists died due to _______________.
starvation
religious freedom
The French and Indian War was a cause of the Am. Revolution because the British imposed ___________on the colonies to pay off war debt.
taxes
Colonists who believed America wasn't strong enough to survive without British guidance
Loyalists
colonists who supported independence
Patriots
The Jamestown colony received help from the _______________ tribe.
Powhatan
William Penn's Quaker beliefs led to Pennsylvania becoming a colony of religious freedom and a highly ___________population.
diverse
The __________________________ prohibited the colonists from migrating westward past the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
In the Declaration of Independence, it is stated that the purpose of government is to protect the __________ of its people.
natural rights
the group of patriots responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
The _______________________ set a precedent for self government in America (hint: signed by the Pilgrims).
Mayflower Compact
Slavery grew the most in colonies that had good climates and ________________, specifically in the southern region.
fertile soil
Which political cartoon encouraged colonists to see themselves as a unified group of colonies separate from Great Britain?
Join or Die
Which battles were fought BEFORE the signing of the Declaration of Indpendence?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, etc.
Protestant churches / denominations
The Salem Witch trials produced mass ___________ which led to fear and intolerance.
hysteria
Georgia was founded to act as a defensive buffer against ____________________ and a safe haven for debtors.
Spanish Florida
"No taxation without representation" was the colonial slogan that argued that colonists had no representation in _________________________.
Parliament
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
it proved the colonists could fight against the British, and the French signed a military alliance with the colonists
an earlier action, decision, or rule that serves as an example or guide for how to handle similar situations in the future
precedent