Life in the Colonies
Government, Religion, and Culture
France and Britain Clash
French and Indian War
Famous Faces
100
Enslaved persons in the colonies were governed under these laws.
What are slave codes?
100
The first college in the U.S.
What is Harvard?
100
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
What is militia?
100
The French and Indian War was between these two groups.
What are the French (and Native Americans) and the British?
100
This man was an Ottawa chief who wanted to unite Native Americans against the British.
Who is Pontiac?
200
South Carolina and Georgia had fast growing economies because of this cash crop.
What is rice?
200
One could only vote for legislators (lawmakers) in the colonies if they belonged to this group.
Who are white, landowning (upper class) men?
200
This powerful group of Native Americans reluctantly sided with the British during the French and Indian War.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
200
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of this nation's power in North America.
What is France?
200
This man was a British commander in North America who was aided by George Washington.
Who is Edward Braddock?
300
Most German immigrants in the colonial period settled in this area.
Where is Pennsylvania?
300
These trade restrictions by the British sparked outrage from the colonists
What are the Navigation Acts?
300
This proposal by Benjamin Franklin sought to unite the colonies against the French.
What is the Albany Plan for the Union?
300
This order issued by the King of Britain set the Appalachian Mountains as the western boundary for the colonies in an attempt to halt westward expansion and ease tensions with Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
This man served as Secretary of State and later Prime Minister of Britain, oversaw the war from London, and turned the tide of war into Britain's favor.
Who is William Pitt?
400
This economic theory holds a nation's power is dependent on expanding its trade.
What is mercantilism?
400
The first public education law was passed here.
Where is Massachusetts?
400
Essay; Who had the advantage with the native Americans?
The French had better relations with the Natives due to their intent in North America, marriages between Natives and French hunters/trappers, conversion to Catholicism, and interest in native culture.
400
Essay: How did the outcome of the French and Indian War determine who controlled North America?
In the Treaty of Paris, Britain and Spain acquired almost all of the land formerly controlled by France, leaving them as the main powers on the continent.
500
The largest farms in the colonies were found in this region of the South.
Where is the Tidewater?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
1. Series of religious revivals in the colonies.
2. Movement based upon the idea that knowledge, reason, and logic could improve society.
1. What is the Great Awakening?
2. What is the Enlightenment?
500
Essay: Why were the Native Americans so important in the clash between the French and the British?
Native Americans were incredibly important as they had more knowledge of the land, provided more soldiers to fight alongside the French (who were outnumbered by the British), and better trade opportunities for supplies.