13 colonies
There were three divisions of the colonies. What were they called?
North (New England)
Middle
Southern
Name one of the Native tribes from your Homework assignment video/chart
Arctic
Plains Indians
Northeast/Great lakes
Southwest
Southeast
What part of the world is "The Old World"
What part of the world is "The New World"
Old World- Europe
New World- North America
Who was the King of England who imposed taxes on the colonies
King George III
Where did Columbus first land?
The Bahamas
What was ONE thing each colony was responsible/known for?
Northern- Fishing, boat making, factories (did not have suitable farmland) Puritan
Middle- Small farms, trade, Lumber, flour, grains, cereals, BREADBASKET
Southern- Massive plantations, slave labor, cash crops (tobacco, indigo, rice, cotton.)
What religion did the Europeans try to convert the natives to
Christianity
What was the #1 reason for migration from Europe to the new world
MONEY
What was the Sugar act and the Stamp act
Sugar act- tax on sugar and molasses
Stamp act- tax on any paper goods
What territory was the source of the French and Indian war
Ohio River valley
This was THE major crop coming from the south in the 17th and 18th century
Tobacco- later became well known for cotton
European "relationships" with the natives were based on the desire for
Trade
What country did Columbus think he landed on?
India
What was the quartering act
Required the colonies to provide housing, food, and supplies for British soldiers stationed in North America.
Name one thing that made an indentured servant different from a slave
Indentured servants were European
they had contracts
They could be apprentices
They had more rights- could serve on trial
Which New England state was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?
Maine
What was the name of the Native American who tried to unite all native tribes to fight the Europeans?
Miantonomo
What was the name of the transfer of Flora and Fauna between the Old and the New world
The Columbian exchange
What was the Boston massacre commonly nicknamed
"The Shot Heard Around the World"
Who funded Columbus' trips to the New World
The Spanish Monarchy
(Ferdinand and Isabella)
The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 – those who came 10 years after the original Pilgrims – wanted their settlement to be
an example to the rest of the Christian world
4. Which of the following factors best explains why Native American efforts to unite were rare?
Most tribes were isolated from each other
Europeans discouraged tribes from uniting
People had different foods and cultures
The varied Tribes had traditions of independence and different cultural value
The varied Tribes had traditions of independence and different cultural value
2. Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the Caribbean because:
Large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and tobacco
These areas had small populations and were easy to control
These colonies had strategic military importance
Many Europeans were interested in getting away from Europe’s wintry climate
Large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and tobacco
What was the first continental Congress about
Whether or not the colonists should fight great britian on their tax policies
What did the Albany congress of 1754 do
unite the colonies under a grand council to coordinate their common defense against the Native Americans