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Founded in 1896 in central GA, this historically Black university is know for its education & agricultural programs
What is Fort Valley State?
The cultivation of this gave many Indian tribes in North America a stable food source
had the first written constitution known as the Fundamental Orders
What is Connecticut?
the breakbasket of the colonies
one New England, one Virginia - colonists vs. Indians, Indians were forced to move farther westward
Ends the Seven Years War, expels France from North America, but leaves the English with a huge war debt and Indian problems
What is the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
Colonization was characterized by small numbers of settlers, fur trade, some evangelism, and alliances with Indians
What is France?
the first "Americans" came over via this landmass
What is the Bering Strait
First English colony in the New World
What is Roanoke
largely founded for economic reasons
What is Southern?
the period of salutary neglect saw a growth in the power of these institutions throughout the colonies
What are colonial legislatures?
Argument made by English leaders that Parliament represented all English subjects, thus the colonies were represented
What is virtual representation?
What is Northside?
Tribe in Central Mexico, Capital city of Tenochtitlan, performed human sacrifice rituals.
Who are the Aztec
the two separate colonies founded by the Separatists (1620), and the Puritans (1630s), merged into one colony in the 1690s.
What are Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay?
largely founded for religious reasons
What are New England
revolt by small farmers and landless laborers in colonial Virginia, probably led to a greater reliance on lifetime slavery as a result
What is Bacon's Rebellion
The Stamp Act Congress's Declaration of Grievances lists THESE, which were used to try smugglers, but lacked a jury and in which one had to prove their innocence
What are Vice-Admiralty courts?
led by Freddie Mercury, this British rock band's hits included "We Will Rock You", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "Its a Kind of Magic"
Who is Queen?
2 of the 3 staple crops that many native tribes in North America used
What are Squash, Beans, and Corn?
The only colonies that had no established church
What are Rhode Island and Pennsylvania?
most ethnically diverse set of colonies
What is Middle
1619 was an important year for the colony of Virginia - particularly with the establishment of this quasi-legislative body
What is the House of Burgesses
Intended to prevent Indian conflicts, it was ignored by many colonists due to years of lax enforcement of laws by England
What is the 1763 Proclamation?
Italian explorer and cartographer
First to propose that the landmass being explored to the west of Europe was a 'previously unknown' continent
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
political confederation of five Northeastern tribes formed around 1450
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
Colony founded as a haven for English Catholics
What is Maryland?
most domestic manufacturing
What is New England?
very little conflict occurred with the Indians in this colony, as its Quaker founders often compensated Indians for their land
What is PA?
In order to pay for English troops stationed in North America, the Parliament imposed this on the colonies in 1765
What is the Stamp Act?