Vocabulary
Led to Missouri being admitted as a slave state, pushing the slavery issue as something to deal with
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This settlement was found abandoned and was an English failure
What is Roanoke?
This document established our government and the separation of powers
What is the US Constitution?
The date the Boston Massacre occurred on
What is March 5, 1770?
This current day country was the only area controlled by Portugal
A fight over the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War?
This was the first truly successful settlement in the North American colonies
What is Jamestown?
Established ten rights for American citizens
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Boston Massacre occurred due to several of these policies from the British.
What are the British Acts/Taxes?
This replaced the rule of conquistadors in the Americas
What is the Council of the Indies?
This intellectual movement led to revolutions around the world, including the United States
What is the Enlightenment?
These cash crops would be the main source of income for the southern colonies
What are tobacco, indigo, and rice?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The name of the captain in charge of the British troops
Who is Thomas Preston?
These three goods pushed the Spanish into colonizing the Americas
What are gold, silver, and sugar?
A business owned by many individuals during the colonial era
What is a joint-stock company?
What is indentured servitude?
These documents provided many of the opinions and ideas of the founding fathers
He created the engraving that featured the Boston Massacre
Who is Paul Revere?
This group became more urban in the Americas after Native American resistance and depopulation
What is the Catholic Church?
This group stayed on the side of England during the war
These were the main forces in the economies of the New England and Middle colonies.
What is trading and agriculture?
The incredibly weak system of government that the United States used after the Revolution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The name of the one person who died in the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This was the first labor system in the Spanish American colonies.
What is encomienda?