World History
Terms
Political Cartoon
Pre-Revolution
Revolution
100

A trade that linked Europe, Africa and the West Indies for centuries.

Triangular Trade

100

Products brought into a country.

Imports

100

Famous political cartoon "Join, or Die" was created for what purpose?

To tell the 13 colonies to come together as one front or unit to fight.

100

Which issue or event most directly led to the American Revolution?

taxation of the colonies by Britain

100

The King of England during the American Revolution

King George III

200

What two water bodies were involved in the Triangular Trade?

Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean

200

Products that leave a country

Exports

200

The political cartoon was used during which two wars.

*French and Indian War

*The American Revolution

200

Who led the Sons of Liberty?

Samuel Adams

200

Author of "Common Sense"

Thomas Paine

300

The Africans who were brought to the West Indies and made slaves came from which part of Africa?

West Africa

300

Creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade.

Mercantilism

300

Who was credited with creating the first political cartoon, "Join or Die?' 

Benjamin Franklin

300

Colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown

Loyalists

300

Identify the first regiment of African Americans from the north to serve in the Civil War?

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

400

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas. It was the longest part of the journey in the Triangular Trade.

The Middle Passage

400

An economic system in which most of the ownership of the companies producing goods and services is owned and controlled by private individuals.

Capitalism

400

Britain's law-making assembly is called?

Parliament

400

An American soldier who favored independence

Patriot

400

Name the Massachusetts town where the first shots were fired between militias and the British

Lexington

500

The movement of goods, people, ideas, and disease across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Columbian Trade

500

A form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position.

Propaganda

500

To stabilize the frontier and prevent Native American rebellion, Britain in the Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonist from settling west of this mountain range.

Appalachian Mountains

500

citizen soldiers

Militias

500
What document was signed on Sept. 3, 1783? (Britain granted America Independence)

Treaty of Paris