European Exploration
Explain the Columbian Exchange.
The trading of goods between the old world and the New world such as resources and diseases.
What were the first two permanent English settlements in the Americas? Why did people move there?
Jamestown and Plymouth. Pull factors such as religious freedom and economic opportunities.
What was the context for the British imposing many taxes on the Colonists?
War debts left over after the French and Indian War.
What was the reason that the first colonial governments placed such an emphasis on religion when setting up the colonies?
The people moving to the Colonies could not practice religious freedom in Britain under the Parliament.
What was the context for the British imposing taxes upon the 13 colonies?
What groups were negatively affected by European Exploration and how were they affected?
They were hoping to find gold, and did not have much experience farming so there was a lack of food.
Why were the taxes imposed by Britain viewed as an oppressive act by the colonists?
The colonists argued that Britain did not have the right to tax the colonists because the colonists did not have a say in the British Parliament. "No Taxation Without Representation"
Enlightenment, and other past democracies.
Explain the significance of the Proclamation Line of 1763.
The British did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian mountains claiming the land belonged to Native Americans. This was an abuse of British power that helped lead to the American Revolution.
What were the main reasons for European Exploration?
Gold- European people and countries trying to get rich from new resources
God- The spreading of Christianity to the Americas
Glory- European people trying to become well known, and Countries trying to gain power by expanding their land and territories.
How did the Geography affect the economy of the original 13 colonies?
Each colonial region had to adapt to the geography based on climate and terrain in order to find ways to make money
Explain how the quartering acts eventually led to the creation of the 3rd amendment of the United States
The quartering acts allowed British soldiers to stay in the houses of colonists. The Third amendment made it illegal to house soldiers without your consent.
Explain the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy?
Representative- people are elected to make decisions that represent the population.
Direct- everybody in the society gets together to make decisions about laws and policies.
Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" which was a pamphlet that outlined the outdated monarchy of Great Britain, and also encouraged colonists that independence was needed.
Define Mercantilism
Economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country. Colonies export their resources in exchange for goods such as manufactured goods.
What is the context of the rise of the Plantation system in the Americas?
Southern farmers had an abundance of available fertile land which led to them creating huge farms and using slave labor to produce crops on this land.
How was the Boston Massacre used as propaganda by the Colonists?
The Colonists used the Boston Massacre to make the British people seem even more evil than they were treating the colonists this led the colonists to unite in the cause for independence.
How did John Locke's ideas play a role in creating the declaration of independence?
The founding fathers put ideas such as Unalienable (natural rights) and consent of the governed.
Why were loyalists okay with Britain taxing the Colonies?
European nations fought over territorial borders and access to resources. They also allied with other countries and native americans
Explain an economic feature for each of the colonial regions.
New England- Fishing, lumber
Middle colonies- Farming wheat
Southern colonies- cash crops, agricultural society
How does the quote "our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince whose character is this marked by every act which may be defined as a tyrant " relate to the taxes on the colonies
Every time the Colonists protest or boycott British taxes the colonists are met with violence. The British Parliament is acting as a tyranny and abusing their power.
What was the main difference between the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact?
In the Virginia House of Burgesses the men held all the power, and under the Mayflower Compact women had more say in the government.
What were the specific responses to British taxes such as the Stamp act, and what role did the Sons of Liberty play
The saying "No Taxation Without Representation" was a protest to the stamp act. The sons of Liberty helped lead protests which led to support of the writing of the Declaration of Independence.