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Colonization
Geography
Colonial Life
The Enlightenment
Road to Revolution
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1. He was the first European to discover the New World
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
6. These mountains were a natural boundary for the Western border of the 13 Colonies
What is the Appalachian Mountains
100
11. These were two effects that the economic policy of Mercantilism had on the colonies
1) Limited Manufacturing in the Colonies 2) Limited trading with other nations 3) Only allowed the colonies to trade with Great Britain
100
16. He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
100
21. This is the major reason the British began taxing the American colonist in 1763.
The French and Indian war left them in huge debt.
200
2. What were three European Countries with colonies is North America?
What are France, England, Spain
200
7. This colonial region was marked by a combination of flat land and hills, and also based some of their economy on mining
What is the Middle Colonies
200
12. This was the name given to Great Britain's "hands off" Policy towards the colonies until 1763 -- the end of the French and Indian War
What is Salutary Neglect
200
17. This philosopher inspired language in the Declaration of Independence and he was a part of this philisophical movement.
John Locke, the Enlightenment
200
22. In retaliation for the Tea Act, the colonists dressed up as Native Americans and performed this legendary action
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
3. This major war lasted from 1754-1763, and was a turning point in colonial history
What is the French and Indian War
300
8. This region has flat lands, fertile soil, and its economy was based almost entirely on farming crops like Tobacco and Cotton
What is Southern Colonies
300
13. The rules in this early example of self government included that all members had to be 17, White, Landownder and Male
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses
300
18. These three natural rights Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence were changed slightly from John Locke's original theory. Bonus** What were the three natural rights in John Locke's original theory?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. John Locke: life, liberty, and property
300
23. This act, passed by the British Parliament, stated that all things which were printed on paper would be taxed
What is the Stamp Act
400
4. In 1763, the British put this in place in order to limit conflict between their colonists and Native Americans
What is the Line of Proclamation
400
9. This region's economy was based on manufacturing and trade since their land was hilly with rocky soil
What is the Northern Colonies
400
14. It was in this 1620 document that is was decided that those arriving in Massachusetts would begin a "civil body politic" to govern themselves
What is the Mayflower Compact
400
19. John Locke's Social Contract theory was included in the Declaration of Independence. What did it state?
If a government does not protect the natural rights of the governed, then they have a right to overthrow that government
400
24. This was the purpose of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet
What is to convince the colonists to declare independence
500
5. This was the first British settlement -- Founded in 1607 in Virginia
What is Jamestown
500
10. As a result of geography, this violation of human rights -- which was not ended until the 13th amendment in 1865 -- developed in the South but not in the North
What is Slavery
500
15. In 1753 Ben Franklin created the "Join or Die" slogan in order to convince the Colonies to join this early attempt at creating a uniting colonial government. He Failed.
What is the Albany Plan of Union
500
20. According to a major principal in Declaration of Independence, what should the power of the government be based on?
The Consent (Agreement/Permission) of the governed
500
25. What did Britain do in response to the Boston Tea Party?
Pass the Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts - closed Boston ports, MA govt takeover, Royal courts for Royal officials, forced quartering