Show Me the Money
This economic theory states that a country gains wealth and power by becoming self-sufficient
What is Mercantilism
The ____________ _________ governed the towns in the New England colonies through strict laws designed to create perfect Christian communities.
What is the Puritan Church
The name given to the period of relaxed law enforcement in the colonies in which Britain chose to ignore the fact that the colonists were violating British trade laws
What is Salutary Neglect
This colonial region was established primarily for religious freedom
What are the Northern or New England Colonies
Washington's famous Crossing the Delaware was a part of this battle, which served as the crucial victory Washington needed to motivate his men
What is the Battle of Trenton
The colonies served as a source of ________ _____________for England.
What are Raw Materials or Natural Resources
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Who is George Washington
The Mayflower Compact, the House of Burgesses and Puritan Town Meetings are all types of this.
What is Colonial Self-Government
What are the Southern Colonies
Another example of how Washington used geography to win battles, this battle was the final battle of the Revolution, forcing the British to surrender by trapping them on the Virginia peninsula.
What is the Battle of Yorktown
The first crop the colonists learned they could sell for great profit. Also led to the introduction of slaves in the colonies.
What is Tobacco or Brown Gold
They once controlled the colony of New Amsterdam, later renamed New York.
Who are the Dutch
This was a religious revival that encouraged colonists to question the authority of the Puritan church and later, the authority of British Parliament
What is the Great Awakening
The French and Indian War errupted between Britain/colonists and the French over this territory in North America.
What is the Ohio River Valley
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Rocky soil, rich ocean fishing grounds, large forests and as short, cold growing season all impacted the economy of this colonial region.
What are the Northern or New England Colonies
He established the colony of Pennsylvania as a religious safe-haven for Quakers and a "holy experiement" for religoius tolerance
Who is William Penn
Written by Thomas Paine, this encouraged colonists to declare independence by providing simple, logical reasons explaining why it no longer made sense to be ruled by Britain
What is Common Sense?
Debt accumulated from fighting this forced the British to end salutary neglect and begin taxing the colonies.
What is the French & Indian War
As a way to protest British taxation, the colonies- encouraged by Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty- stopped buying British goods. What is this called?
What is Boycott
Known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies, this colonial region made its money off of wheat farms and trade.
What are the Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies
This Puritan lawyer led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts in hopes of establishing a "city on a hill."
Who is John Winthrop
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
This was taken from what monumental document written in 1776?
What is the Declaration of Independence
Serving as the motto for the American Revolution, this saying explained why the colonists opposed British taxation
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"
This was a war between the American Indians led by Chief Metacom and the New England colonists. It nearly wiped out the New England tribes, signaling the end to native resistance in the Northern colonies.
What is King Philip's War