Timeline
What year was King John forced by his nobles to sign the Magna Carta?
1215
This document from 1689 lists the rights of citizens, including the right to petition the king.
The English Bill of Rights
A trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, American Colonies, and West Africa.
Triangular Trade
Part of the Triangular trade; millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade
Middle Passage
How did social mobility in the American colonies differ from social mobility in England?
In the colonies, people could move up by working hard and earning money, but in England, social class was mostly inherited.
What year was parliament established?
1265
This religious revival in North America led by leaders like George Whitefield encouraged the ideals of liberty and equality in the 1730s.
The Great Awakening
The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
Economics
First elected general assembly in the colonies
House of Burgesses
Connect the following colonies and descriptions of economies.
Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, & Southern
Economy 1: Large farm land dependent on enslaved Africans to export cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Economy 2: Raised Livestock, lumber, and ironworks.
Economy 3: Small farms, shipbuilding, and fishing.
New England: Small farms, shipbuilding, and fishing.
Middle: Raised Livestock, lumber, and ironworks.
Southern: Large farm land dependent on enslaved Africans to export cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
What year was the House of Burgesses Established? What was the purpose for establishing the House of Burgesses
1619. To create a local lawmaking body representing the colonists of Virginia with the power to make laws with the approval of the Royal governor.
How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
laws were made by representatives of the citizens
The theory that a state's or nation's power depends on its wealth.
Mercantilism
A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area.
Charter
Which of these is true about slavery in the colonies?
Slavery existed in every colony.
English Civil War
What event lead to the English Bill of Rights?
The Glorious Revolution
Farm crop raised to be sold for money
Cash Crop
This group sought to purify and reform the Church of England and remained part of the Church of England while trying to change it
Puritans
What was the main goal of education in the New England colonies?
To be able to read the bible.
This event from 1688-1689 was known as the bloodless revolution and resulted in King James II fleeing England for France and William and Mary becoming the monarchs.
Glorious Revolution
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
they expected the same rights as English citizens
A laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
Indentured Servant
This group believed the Church of England was so corrupt they must leave it completely and formed independent congregations and avoided the official church.
Seperatists
What belief spurred the Great Awakening?
People have lost their faith