The European practice wherein the eldest son inherits nearly all of his father's estate is
known as
What is Premogeniture
100
The economic livelihood of Virginia in the 1700s was based on this crop
What is Tobacco
100
As a result of these acts, colonists were required to export sugar and tobacco only to England.
What are the Navigation Acts
100
Quaker settlements in Pennsylvania and western New Jersey were characterized by
What is local village governance, popular participation in politics, social equality or pacificism
100
Winter quarters for Washington's army during 1776-1777
What is Valley Forge
200
The first European nation to involve itself in exploration of the Atlantic as a route to Asia
and the African slave trade was
What is Portugal
200
This group pictured themselves as a select few chosen by God to preserve true Christianity in
America
Who are the Puritans
200
The Spanish governor in Florida's promise of freedom and land to slaves who escaped from their English owners led to this slave revolt
What is the Stono Rebellion
200
The power of human reason, a world ordered by natural laws, and the progressive improvement of society are associated with
What is the Enlightenment
200
This Prussian officer of dubious credentials helped whip the Continental Army into shape during the brutal winter at Valley Forge
Who is Baron Von Stueben
300
This process transported livestock, crops, and diseases between Africa, Europe, Asia, and the
Americas.
What is the Colombian Exchange
300
The “City upon a Hill” referred to
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony
300
This policy afforded colonists the opportunity to develop economic autonomy and their own political institutions.
What is Salutary Neglect
300
The French and Indian War started as a result of disputed land claims in this region
What is the Ohio River Valley
300
This battle ensured the French would join in an alliance with the Americans.
What is Saratoga
400
The idea that people could be saved only by grace, which was a gift from God was first promoted by
Who is Martin Luther
400
The most religiously tolerant colonies were
What is Rhode Island or Maryland
400
When a woman married, legal ownership of all her personal property passed to
What is her husband
400
a provision of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 France lost all the territory now called
What is Canada/North America
400
This traitor tried to turn over West Point to the British during the Revolution
Who is Benedict Arnold
500
With this economic policy England gained power from increased import duties that added to the royal treasury by
maximizing exports of manufactured goods and imports of unfinished products
What is Mercantilism
500
English colonies differed from the French and the Dutch in that the English created
What are farming communities
500
A crisis for Puritan society occurred when this became scarce
What is freehold land or land
500
The French and Indian War was also called the Great War for Empire and in Europe it was called