Colonies
the name given to crops grown primarily for sale rather tan for the farmers personal use
Cash Crops
held that a country’s ultimate goal was self sufficiency and that all countries were in a competition to acquire the most gold and silver.
mercantilism
England's legislative body is called
Parliament
The leg of the transatlantic trade route that carried African slaves on it was called the
Middle Passage
This Native American Chief led a rebellion against the British in 1763
Chief Pontiac
Series of laws that restricted colonial trade enforced by the British were called the
Navigation Acts
the alnd from the top of the New England colonies down to the middle colonies was united into one vast colony called
Dominion of New England
a loose enforcement of laws and regulations in the American colonies was called
Salutary Neglect
when King James II left England and the accession to the throne of William and Mary occurred, this was referred to as the
Glorious Revolution
This final British victory in ________ led them to victory in the French and Indian War
Quebec
Britain and France fought over many things, one of the biggest being this territory
Ohio River Valley
Commander of the British forced who was killed in 1755 during the French and Indian War
Edward Braddock
The French and Indian War officially ended with the passing of this
Treaty of Paris
To try and turn around the French and Indian War, King George selected this man who employed a new war strategy that effectively turned the tide for the British
William Pitt
When the British began winning battles, the first native tribe to join them was the
Iroquois
King James appointed this man as the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence
Sir Edmund Andros
a slave revolt that began September 9, 1739, where enslaved Africans marched and fought to gain their freedom in Florida
Stono Rebellion
he was a member of the clergy who sought to revive the Puritan vision
Jonathan Edwards
the purpose of Benjamin Franklin's ____________ was to provide practical, entertaining, and affordable information to colonial Americans
Poor Richard's Almanac
This West Indian slave was the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem
Tituba
the time where the Powhatan's fought the colonist and burned their homes and fields is referred to as
Starving Time
business organization where multiple investors pooled their money to fund ventures like colonial expansion were called
joint-stock companies
in 1754 the French built this fort (present day Pittsburgh) which would be the base of attack from the British
Fort Duquesne
After the French and Indian War King George appointed a financial expert named ________ to serve as prime minister
George Grenville
The nickname given to Chief Metacom by the English colonists was
King Philip