Textbook Terms
Textbook Terms 2
American Revolution
Colonial History
New Republic
100
The spread of this technique greatly increased the Native American population prior to European Contact
Three Sisters Farming
100
Ended the Revolutionary War and gave U.S. land north of Florida, south of Canada, and east of the Mississippi River
1783 Treaty of Paris
100
What do the different parts of the snake represent?
Each of the American Colonies
100
What colonies are shaded in green? What are some defining characteristics of these colonies?
The Colonies shaded in green are the Southern Colonies some characteristics about them are, large plantations and cash crop agriculture.
100
The Sedition Act made it a crime for U.S. citizens to...
Publicly discredit federal leaders
200
The first enduring settlement by English Colonists in the Chesapeake reagion
Jamestown
200
An agricultural region who raised rice and tobacco on coastal plantations, relying on enslaved Africans for labor.
Souther Colonies
200
What was Franklin's intended message when he first drew this image?
Unification of the colonies during the French and Indian War.
200
What American Colonies are shaded in orange? What are some defining characteristics of these colonies?
The colonies shaded in orange are the middle Colonies. Some characteristics about the Middle Colonies are they had a great agricultural system, and were diverse and tolerant.
200
The War of 1812 ended with a peace treaty that...
Required that Great Britain cede land in the Northwest Territories.
300
Settled by Puritans, hoping to create model moral communities.
New England Colonies
300
Adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776, first established the United States.
Declaration of Independence
300
What are at least three ways the French and Indian War helped set the stage for the American Revolution?
3 ways include, Taxes imposed to pay for a massive national debt, a constant struggle with Native Americans over borders and territories, and the prohibition of expansion to the west fueled an ever-increasing “American” identity.
300
What American Colonies are shaded in red? What are some defining characteristics of these colonies?
The Colonies shaded in red are the New England Colonies. Some of the characteristics are strong religious views, poor rocky soil due to be covered by ice, and vast hills and forest.
300
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin...
Caused cotton production in the U.S. to surge
400
Offered Religious toleration and a prospering farm economy.
Middle Colonies
400
A Spanish conquistador who fought against the Aztecs in Mexico between 1519-1521.
Hernando Cortez
400
What are some ideals that the Americans fought for during the Revolutionary War?
Liberty, Freedom and Republican Ideals.
400
How did the arrival of Europeans affect Native American culture?
The Europeans arrived which caused the Native Americans to be pushed off their ancestral land because of the Europeans expanding their territories.
400
The Monroe Doctrine declared that European powers should...
Not meddle in the affairs of Latin American countries
500
List of freedoms the Monarchy promised to protect after the Glorious Revolution in 1688.
English Bill of Rights
500
A brutal trans-Atlantic trade that forced at least 11 million Africans into slavery between the 14th-17th centuries.
Middle Passage
500
Provided military assistance during the American revolution, ensuring a US victory.
France
500
During the 1760s, American colonies rebelled against the British Parliament for...
Raising the colonies' taxes
500
What ideas and debates led to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
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