Before French & Indian
1. The route of trade that brought slaves from Africa to the Americas?
Middle Passage
6. Why slavery was common in the Southern colonies but not the Northern colony?
Fertile soil, plentiful water ways and hot summers
11. What act was repealed after boycotts and became a tax on only tea.
Townshend Act
16. Laws to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts
21. Marquis de Lafayette was important in the American Revolution because...
He convinced France to become an Ally and Loan us money and supplies. Trained troops
2. Economic policy where the mother country controls trade for colonies?
Mercantilism
7. The problem for the British after the French and Indian War?
A large debt
12. How did England feel about the colonists complaints about the taxes and not getting a vote?
They felt it was their responsibility to pay for war and they must obey the king.
17. The first battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
22. The Continental Army's weaknesses were...
few soldiers, badly trained militia, few supplies, no navy, little money
3. Why did Europeans begin migrating to the Americas in large numbers during the 1700s?
Religious freedom and economic oppurtunity
8. To pay off the debt from French and Indian war the British did what?
Taxed American colonists on Sugar and Paper products.
13. This act that allowed British soldiers to enter colonist homes caused the protest before the Boston Massacre.
Quartering Act
18. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced regular colonist to fight for independence.
Common Sense
23. The strengths of the Continental Army were..
Knowing the land, good shots, and having rifles
4. What was the purpose of that Proclamation Act of 1763?
Prevent American Colonist settling west of Appalacians to stop fighting with Native Americans.
9. This group of people in America felt that they should just pay the taxes and do as they were told.
Loyalist
14. The phrase that best represented the colonist feelings about the taxes by the British.
No taxation without representation
19. Document that listed reasons that America was breaking up with Britain.
Declaration of Independence
24. Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point?
Prior to the Battle of Saratoga, America had lost every major battle, were hopeless, untrained, and had no allies or supplies.
5. The land west of Appalachian Mountains that belong to Native Americans?
Ohio River Valley
10. Three methods that colonists took to show their displeasure with the taxes?
Protesting, Boycotting, Writing Letters.
15. This group became the leaders of the Patriots and led protest, boycotts, and wrote letters.
Sons of Liberty
20. The rights that the declaration of independence and patriots believed were natural rights.
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness/Property
25. What were the challenges at Valley Forge?
Lack of supplies, clothing, boots, cold and wet, disease killed 2,500 soldiers.