Reasons for Exploration
Which country explored the Americas for gold and to Spread Catholicism?
Spain
What was the geography and economy of the New England Colonies?
Cold winters and rocky soil
Fishing, Shipbuilding, Whaling
Which example of self government did the Pilgrims sign in 1620 when colonists agreed to follow rules?
Mayflower Compact
Describe why the Proclamation of 1763 angered the colonists.
The Proclamation of 1763 angered the colonists because they were not allowed to expand west of the Appalachian Mountains
What was France's reasons for exploration of the Americas?
Fur Trade/ Establish trading posts
What was the geography and economy of the Middle Colonies?
Mild Climate, harbors and navigable rivers
Breadbasket, wheat, trade
Who founded Connecticut and why was it founded?
Thomas Hooker
expand voting rights and create a fairer government, first constitution
What was the name of the act that taxed sugar, molasses?
Sugar Act
Who was the founder of Maryland and which group of people settled there?
Lord Baltimore
Catholics
What is the geography and economy of the Southern Colonies?
hot climate, fertile soil
using enslaved labor to grow cash crops like tobacco
Why did self government grow in the colonies?
Distance, English Political Traditions
What was the name of the act that taxed paper documents, newspaper and legal documents?
Stamp Act
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania and who settled there?
William Penn
Quakers
What is the economic system where colonies sent raw materials to the "Mother Country"?
Mercantilism
What was the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
First elected representative government
What was the name of the act that taxed glass, paper, paint and Tea?
Townshend Act
Roger Williams
Religious Freedom
What law did Britain pass to restrict who the colonists traded with?
Navigation Acts
What is the importance of the Boston Tea Party?
It was a sign of civil disobedience protesting the tax on tea.
What law limited the westward expansion of the colonies to the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763