Vocabulary
The Plantation System
a large farm, with enslaved Africans.
If farmers didn't have a plantation, they worked on what?
small independent farms
Who was the French & Indian War between?
France, Native Americans, and Spain (on the same side) against the British
Did the Great Awakening happen in the colonies or in Europe?
In the colonies
Who was Thomas Jefferson? (Give me two facts)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
3rd President of the United States
Believed "All Men are Created Equal"
Says the Government is supposed to protect its people.
What is another name for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
The Middle Passage
Who worked on Southern plantations?
Enslaved Africans
Why did the French & Indian War begin?
The British were thriving economically and wanted the land.
was the Enlightenment about religious freedom or was it about reasoning and logic?
Reasoning and Logic
Hey guess what?
Free points for you
What is the difference between Indentured Servants and Enslaved People?
Indentured servants were working for a fee or to cut time off of their sentence/debt. Enslaved people were forced into it.
Because crops didn't grow well in the North, how did they contribute to the colonies economy?
They built ships out of timber (wood)
The British were losing until who came and took over?
William Pitt
The Great Awakening happened because why?
After the Enlightenment, people strayed away from religion.
Who was William Pitt?
He helped lead the British to victory in the French & Indian War
What is Mercantilism?
Money that was being made in America that went directly to the British.
These places are major port cities
Boston, New York, Philadelphia
How did William Pitt help the British win the war?
He had the colonists join the war
Hey guess what?
Free points for you.
Who was John Locke?
He believed people had the natural born rights of "Life Liberty & Property"
a series of laws that restricted trade in the colonies
What are the Navigation Acts?
What livestock were raised in the South? (Name at least 3)
Pigs, Cows, Chickens
What is the name of the Treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
The Treaty of Paris (1763)
How did the Great Awakening impact America?
It made it easier to practice any religion and encouraged people to go to Church more.
Who was Thomas Hobbes?