Colonies
Who saved the Jamestown colony
Captain John Smith
What was the tea act
A small tax on tea
Moral American Victory
What is a charter
A document from the King giving permission to start a colony
What is a physical map
Map that shows physical landmarks
what was the Southern colonies' economy like
It was almost entirely based on Agriculture
What were the Townshend acts
import taxes on tea, lead, glass, and paint colors.
What was the battle of Lexington and Concord
The start of the war
Who was John Smith
British colonist who helped establish and save the Jamestown Colony
What is Latitude
Latitude has an Equator that is 0 degrees and Lines north of the Equator are north lines and lines south of equator are south lines.
Did the Middle Colonies focus on religion?
Yes
What was the Boston Massacre
British opened fire and killed 5 americans
What was the battle of Saratoga
The climax of the Revolution of the war
Who was Pocahontas
Native American daughter of Chief Powhatan who helped the colony of Jamestown
What is Relative Location
Describes how a place is related to its surroundings.
Which colonies' economic system was based on the Sea.
New England Colonies
What is the Boston tea party
Colonists dressed up in Mohawks dumped tea overboard
What was the battle of Yorktown
The final battle of the war
What was the House of Burgesses
Democratically elected government representatives
What is Movement
Clothing, music and food are involved and
Geographers analyze three types of distance when studying movement. Distance - how far a person or thing travels. Time Distance - the amount of thyme it takes to get from point A to point B.
What was the nickname for the Middle Colonies
"The Bread Basket" colonies
What were the Intolerable acts
Closed the port of boston
What was the Treaty of Paris in 1783
Ended the Revolutionary war
Government where people vote for representative to make laws
What is Human environment interaction
People alter their environment to make them better or to provide needed goods. Sometimes these alterations cause problems.