Terms
What law did Britain pass that restricted colonial trade?
Navigation Acts
Who was the 21 year old Colonel sent to make the French move off British land in the Ohio River Valley?
George Washington
Britain
Reason, math, science, importance of individual, question traditional authority
A cash crop is one grown primarily for what?
Sale
What was the "cargo" on the middle passage?
Slaves
Native American leader who led attacks on British forts after the French & Indian War
Pontiac
What was the treaty that ended the French & Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763
Name one thing the Great Awakening stressed
What event led to Parliament gaining greater power over the King in England
Glorious Revolution
According to the theory of mercantilism a country has a favorable balance of trade when what occurs?
The value of exports is greater than the value of imports. Or they are selling more than they have to buy.
British Prime Minister who spent $ on troops, supplies, etc. to turn the momentum of the French & Indian War into their favor.
William Pitt
What side did Native Americans fight on during the French & Indian War?
Both British and French
Name one figure associated with the Enlightenment
Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Sir Isaac Newton, Copernicus, Galileo
What was the network of trade routes that connected the colonies, West Indies, England, Europe and Africa called?
Triangular Trade
The Sugar Act was passed to not only raise taxes, but discourage colonists from doing what?
Smuggling
British Prime Minister after the French & Indian War who tried to fix the nation's problem with debt by taxing the colonists.
George Grenville
After the war what did the British give Pontiac and Ottawa Indians?
Blankets infected with smallpox
Name one figure associated with the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield
What was the largest city in the American colonies throughout most of the 1700's?
Philadelphia
What law was passed to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachians?
Proclamation of 1763
British King who was unpopular due to the fact that he was Catholic
King James II
What Indian tribe joined the British side in the middle of the French & Indian War?
Iroquois
Name one religious denomination that began as a result of the Great Awakening
Baptist, Methodist
The colonies developed a desire for self government as a result of England basically ignoring them from 1650-1750. What is the term used in the unit for "ignoring" them?
Salutary Neglect