The New World
New England Colonies
Middle & Southern Colonies
The French
The French and Indian War
100

The 3 reasons that people came to the New World

Religious Freedom

Political Freedom

Prosperity (Economic opportunities)


100

What are the 4 New England Colonies?

Connecticut 

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

New Hampshire

100

A colony owned by a private individual

Proprietary Colony

100
The French language is

Ridiculous 

100

The victor in the French and Indian War

British

200
The European religious movement led by Martin Luther and John Calvin

The Protestant Reformation 

200

The right of all males to vote and have a say in government.

Consent of the Governed

200

The 4 Middle Colonies

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania 

Delaware

200
Samuel de Champlain
First French explorer to establish permanent colonies in the New World
200

What British fortress was captured by the French in 1754 though George Washington tried to defend it. It was considered the “spark” of the French and Indian War?

Fort Necessity 

300
Leader of the Pilgrams, signed the Mayflower Compact

William Bradford

300

Preacher exiled from Massachusetts, Founded Rhode Island

Roger Williams

300

The 5 Southern Colonies

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
300

The 3 French advantages in the French and Indian War

New France was united under a single government and could act quickly

The French had the support of most of the Indians

France was the most powerful nation in Europe

300

What was the turning point in the French and Indian War?

William Pitt became the leader of the British Government

400

Church Founded by King Henry VIII, also known as the church of England

The Anglican Church

400

Second major war with the Indians against European expansion led by Metacomet, caused the Indians to ally with the French.

King Philip's War

400

The 2 reasons Georgia was founded

buffer against Spanish Florida

a place where debtors could start over

400

1 British weakness in the French and Indian War

The Colonies seldom worked together

400

What did the Albany Plan of Union seek to accomplish? Why did the British colonies in America reject this plan?

It sought to unite the colonies in defense against the French.

The British colonies did not want to give up their independence.

500

Why were the Pilgrams entering into the Mayflower Compact and why is this document an important step towards self government?

They had been blown off course and landed in a place where they had no right to land and where there was no government or laws. 

The document was an important step toward self-government because through it the people promised to obey the laws they would create.

500
The best state in the country

Connecticut

500

Where did the settlers of South Carolina come from?

Overseas

500

The 3 British advantages in the French and Indian War

British colonies were well establish

British colonists outnumbered French colonists by 23:1

Most of the British settlements were concentrated along the Atlantic coast

500

What are the names of the 5 Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy?

Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca