Vocab
highly developed society
civilization
commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The French and Indian War was a conflict between France and Britain over the ____________________ River Valley
Ohio
series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East from the 1000s AD to the 1200s
Crusades
Pennsylvania was established by William Penn and the ____________________
Quakers
willingness to allow or overlook
toleration
1st European to reach Asia by sea
Vasco da Gama
The turning point of the war, however, was the American victory at ____________________
Saratoga
what English colony mysteriously disappeared
Roanoke
the colony of New York was originally settled by the ____________________
Netherlands
global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s
Columbian Exchange
defeated the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
In April 1774, war began when the first shots were fired at ____________________ and Concord
Lexington
a reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s
Renaissance
Maryland was established as a safe haven for
Catholics
traditions and behaviors shared among a group
culture
1st to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
On Christmas night, 1776, George Washington's army crossed the ____________________ River to surprise the British at Trenton and Princeton
Delaware
incident in which five Bostonians were shot dead by British soldiers
Boston Massacre
what three colonies were established because of the Puritans strict ways
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
government that links and unites different groups
federation
commander of British forces in the south during Revolutionary War
Charles Cornwallis
In the siege at ____________________, American forces had Cornwallis trapped. This was the last major battle of the war
Yorktown
55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 and formed a political body called
Continental Congress
what two reasons was Georgia established for
a fresh start for debtors and to block any Spanish attacks from Florida