Colonial Economy
Colonial Government
Culture and Society
French and Indian War
Vocabulary
100

The Southern colonies depended on this type of farming.

Plantation or large scale

100

The thirteen colonies began as either ________, ___________, or ________ colonies.

Charter, proprietary, royal

100

The colonial region that had the highest level of literacy.

New England

100

The European country that established a good relationship with the Native Americans due to their thriving fur trade.

France

100

A partnership.

Alliance

200

The colonial region that experienced the most diversity.

Middle Colonies

200

The idea that no one is above the law, and that citizens have civil liberties that cannot be taken away by government.

Protected rights

200

The movement that inspired greater religious freedom throughout the colonies.

Great Awakening

200

The leader of Virginia's militia in the Battle of Fort Necessity.

George Washington

200

Producing enough to meet the needs of their families, with little left over to sell or trade.

Subsistence farming

300

The type of climate and soil in the New England colonies.

Cold weather, long winters, and thin and rocky soil

300

The set of laws that forced the English colonists to sell their raw materials to England, even if they could get a better price elsewhere.

Navigation Acts

300

The movement that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society.

Enlightenment

300

The group of Native American nations that chose to remain neutral throughout the French and Indian War.

Iroquois Confederacy

300

Someone who agreed to work with a skilled craftsperson as a way of learning a trade.

Apprentice

400

The trade route between Great Britain, the West Indies, and West Africa.

Triangular Trade

400

The economic theory whose goal is to create colonies as a market for exports and to accumulate precious metals.

Mercantilism

400

The term for the banning of materials because they contain unpopular or offensive ideas.

Censorship

400

The reason(s) the Native Americans distrusted the British.

Because the British were hungry for land and refused to pay the Native Americans

400

The permanent moving of people into one country from other countries.

Immigration

500

Important industries in commercial New England.

Shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, and small businesses

500

The document that limits rulers from suspending Parliament's laws, imposing taxes, or raising an army without Parliament's consent.

English Bill of Rights

500

Two of the four factors that contributed to the growing population in the colonies.

Immigration, African slave trade, large families, or healthier environment

500

The name of the agreement that ended the French and Indian War.

Treaty of Paris of 1763

500

The democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society.

Civic virtue