13 Colonies
The colonies were divided into three regions. What were the names of the Regions?
New England, Middle, Southern
The procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves, in particular the former trade in black Africans as slaves by European countries and North America.
Slave Trade
True or False
Each region had its own economy and culture based on the geographic features of the area.
True
What is the Act that stated that British troops would be stationed permanently in America. Colonial authorities had to provide food, drink, quarters( housing), fuel and transportation for British Forces
Mutiny Act - also known as the Quartering Act.
What is another name for the French and Indian War
7 Years War
What were the names of the New Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia ( My Vehicle Needs Some Gas)
A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
Cash Crop
Many of the colonist that moved to the New England Region were Puritans or Pilgrims that migrated to America for better resources
False, They moved to because they wanted to practice their religion freely
The act that was designed to eliminate the illegal trading of sugar between the Colonies and the French and Spanish West Indies. Enforced taxed on sugar and molasses
What were the colonist and the French fighting over?
Ohio River Valley
What were the names of the Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware ( New Pennies New Dimes)
Relating to or supporting democracy or its principles.
Democratic
People in the Southern Region were the most diverse of all three regions.
False, Middle Colonies were more diverse than the two
This Act Imposed taxes on printed documents (Newspapers, Almanacs, Pamphlets, Deeds, Wills and Licenses) ]Every item listed above had to have a stamp
Stamp Act of 1765
Who won the French and Indian War
The British
What are the names of the New England Colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island ( Never Make Cynthia Run)
Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
Mercantilism
The middle colonies were known as the economic "breadbasket"
True
This event took place on March 5, 1770. The altercation between British Troops and Colonist men resulted in the death of 5 people.
The Boston Massacre
What Treaty ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris 1763
In what state was the first University in America?
Massachusetts
Originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower, consisting of Separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.
Mayflower Compact
Slavery had a very large presence in the Middle Colonies due to the rate at which they produced wheat.
False
This event took place on December 16, 1773. 3 groups of men (50 men in each group) Masqueraded themselves as Mohawk Indians Climbed aboard the East India Company’s boats and threw the tea overboard into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What were the results of the ending of the War
The British were left in debt
The Natives got temporary access to land
The Americans gained access to extra land and the fur trade. They also had the Royal Proclamation of 1763