Exploration & Pre-colonial days
Colonial Times & Early Revolution
Revolution
Battles and People
vocab
100
Where did Columbus think he landed when he reached the Bahamas?
Asia
100
What happened to the first English settlement in North America?
Roanoke..did not survive
100
What were the strengths of the British forces during the American Revolution?
navy and army
100
Explain the significance/outcome of Battle of New Jersey
Patriots win.. against Hessians.. element of surprise worked
100
Conquistador
Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in South Ameirca
200
The Columbian Exchange had deadly effects, such as (name one)
infecting Native Americans with new and deadly diseases, and slavery
200
What were the reasons colonist came to the Southern colonies?
Money and religion
200
Which document formally announced that the colonies intended to break from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
200
Explain the significance of the battle of Saratoga
Turned war around.. Americans gained foreign support
200
Caravels
Portuguese ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind
300
Why did Europeans seek the a Northwest Passage?
To find a sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through North America
300
What is mercantilism?
The idea that a country makes money by exporting more than it imports
300
What were the weaknesses of the Patriots during the American Revolution?
army and navy..weak and small
300
Marquis de Lafayette
French man who volunteer in the Patriots Army.. use money and influence to support army
300
charter
document giving permission to start colony
400
Why did Columbus want to sail across the Atlantic?
gold, religion, land
400
What caused the French and Indian War?
land disputes, resources, trade
400
Why did Britain ban colonist from settling on the western frontier?
Prevent further conflict with natives
400
Significance of Battle of York Town
war ends!
400
indentured servants
colonists who reached America by working for free for other people who paid for their journeys
500
What three technological advances benefit Portuguese exploration?
tools, maps, ships
500
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
Punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
500
What are the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
defined the borders of USA, declared independence, ignored Natives Americans
500
Significance of Baron Frederic von Steuben
trained patriots at Valley Forge
500
triangular trade
good exchanged between Africa, Americas, and Britain
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