Colonial Economy
A successful businessperson, scientific genius and skilled political leader
Who was Benjamin Franklin
Colonists believed that government must respect these
What are civil liberties(rights)
Variety, such as of ethnic or national groups
What is diversity
Agrees to work with a skilled craftsperson as a way of learning a trade
What is an apprentice
An Ottawa chief who led tribes to attack British forts and settlements
Who is Pontiac
Crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas
What are cash crops
The two chambers, or houses, of Parliament
What are the House of Lords and the House of Commons
Great Charter
What is the Magna Carta
This university got its start in 1636 as a school for training ministers
What is Harvard University
Rival countries that competed for land in North America and around the world
Who are Britain and France
Snakes, alligators and disease-carrying insects were a constant threat to the enslaved workers as they grew and managed this crop
What is rice
This banned cruel and unusual punishments from a ruler
What are the English Bill of Rights
An illness that affects large numbers of people
What is an epidemic
In New England and Pennsylvania, people set up schools to make sure everyone could read and study this book
What is the Bible
The symbol on America's first political cartoon drawn by Benjamin Franklin
What is a sectioned snake
Teaching enslaved people to read or write was illegal according to this
What were slave codes
Only white men who owned property could do this
What is vote
Made of a wooden paddle, it helped young students to read
What is a hornbook
This movement spread the idea that knowledge, reason and science could improve society
What is The Enlightenment
This land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, was rich in resources and caused conflict to develop between Britain and France
What was the Ohio River Valley
The trip across the ocean that was the second, or middle, leg of the three-part route
What is the Middle Passage
A economic theory whose goal is building a state's wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return
What is mercantilism
A group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
John Peter Zenger's lawyer
Who was Andrew Hamilton
The fall of these two cities marked the defeat of France in North America
What are Quebec and Montreal