Colonial Regions
This region had poor farming conditions but became a center for fishing and trade
New England
The first system of representative government in the colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
This 1763 British law prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
First event: The French and Indian War ended in this year.
1763
The treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783.
Treaty of Paris
Wheat and flour were produced here in large amounts to sell to Europe.
Middle colonies
Agreement signed by the Pilgrims describing self-government in the Americas.
Mayflower Compact
This 1765 law placed a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
Stamp Act
After the French and Indian War, Britain passed this tax on paper goods in 1765.
Stamp Act
This river marked the western "boundary" of the U.S. in 1783.
Mississippi River
Tobacco and rice were important crops in this region.
Southern colonies
Religious group persecuted in England; they settled in Massachusetts.
Puritans
Laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, meant to punish Massachusetts.
Intolerable Acts
This violent event occurred in 1770 when colonists clashed with British troops.
Boston Massacre
This ocean was the eastern boundary of the U.S. in 1783.
Atlantic Ocean
Most colonies in this region were founded for religious reasons like Massachusetts.
New England
Religious group that settled in Pennsylvania for peace and tolerance.
Quakers
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston in 1770.
Boston Massacre
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in 1773.
Boston Tea Party
This European country controlled Florida after the Revolution.
Spain
Although slavery existed everywhere, it was most common in this region.
Southern colonies
The fundamental Orders of Connecticut were important because they established this...
Written constitution as the basis of government
This group of laws taxed imported goods and led to boycotts by colonists.
Townshend Acts
Britain responded to the Tea Party by passing these harsh laws in 1774.
Intolerable Acts
This large gulf lies to the south of the U.S. and was controlled by Spain.
Gulf of Mexico