Exploration
This explorer believed he could reach Asia by sailing west but instead reached the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This was the first permanent English colony in North America (1607).
What is Jamestown?
This idea meant colonists believed laws should reflect the will of the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This document declared independence and listed unalienable rights.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This type of business dominates an entire industry.
What is a monopoly?
This phrase describes the three main motivations for exploration.
What is Gold, God, and Glory?
These colonies had rocky soil and focused on fishing, lumbering, and shipbuilding.
What are the New England colonies?
This British law stopped colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
These are the three unalienable rights listed by Jefferson.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This movement describes people moving from rural areas to cities for jobs.
What is urbanization?
This European country focused on fur trading with Native Americans.
What is France?
These colonies were founded by Quakers and are known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"
What are the Middle Colonies?
These laws punished colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This principle means government gets its power from the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This process made steel cheaper and stronger for railroads and buildings.
What is the Bessemer Process?
This country built missions in places like Texas, California, and Florida.
What is Spain?
This system controlled colonial trade to make the mother country wealthy.
What is mercantilism?
This battle was the turning point because France joined the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This principle divides power among three branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
This law gave settlers land to move west and farm.
What is the Homestead Act?
Explain how England’s goals in North America differed from Spain’s.
What is England focused on colonies and trade, while Spain focused on missions, conversion, and empire expansion?
Explain how geography influenced the economies of the New England and Southern colonies.
What is New England had poor soil → trade/shipbuilding, while the South had fertile land → plantations and cash crops?
Explain why lack of representation led to colonial rebellion.
What is colonists were taxed without having a voice in Parliament, violating their rights and leading to revolution?
Explain how checks and balances limits government power.
What is each branch can restrict the others so no branch becomes too powerful?
Explain how industrialization led to the growth of labor unions.
What is poor working conditions and low wages caused workers to organize and demand better treatment?