Exploration
What were Europeans searching for in the 1400s?
Trade routes to Asia
Why was the colony of Jamestown founded?
For economic reasons
Who was the Colony of Maryland founded for?
Catholics
What was the Social Contract that established self-government by majority rule that was created by the Pilgrims in Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact
What law allows British Soldiers to stay in colonists homes?
Quartering Act
What is the act of refusing to by goods as a form of protest?
Boycotts
What is the significance of the Battle of Lexington & Concord?
It is the 1st major battle of the American Revolution
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the French trade with Native Americans?
Fur
Why was the colony of Plymouth founded?
So that the Pilgrims could escape religious persecution
The New England Colonies
What was the 1st Representative government that served as a model for other colonies founded in Jamestown?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
What established the Appalachian Mountains as a boundary that limited colonial westward expansion?
The Proclamation of 1763
What British Economic Policy taxed paper products by requiring stamps to prove that that tax was paid?
The Stamp Act
What is the event where the Continental Army endured hardship but ended up becoming a well trained army?
The Winter at Valley Forge
What are the three Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Property
What was the purpose of Spanish missions?
To convert Natives to Catholicism/Christianity
The period of increased religious participation is known as the___________.
First Great Awakening
Which colonial region is known for their economic activities being agriculture where they grow cash crops such as rice, indigo, and tobacco on large plantations using slave labor?
The Southern Colonies
What English documents served as inspiration for colonial representative governments?
Hint: There are two of them
The Magna Carta & The English Bill of Rights
Double Points: Who was the greatest naval hero that said "I have not yet begun to fight?"
John Paul Jones
How did colonists do to avoid paying the taxes established by the Sugar Act?
They began smuggling goods
Which battle is considered the "turning point" of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Saratoga
What are the three Unalienable Rights?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Why did European powers such as Spain, France, and England compete to claim land in North America?
To expand their empires
The need for slave labor in the Colonies resulted in the_______.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade)
Which religious group was one of the first to call for an end to slavery in the Colonies?
The Quakers
What was the first written constitution that extended voting rights to non-church members?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
To persuade colonists to support independence form Great Britain
How did colonists react to the Tea Act, a law that controlled the sale of tea in the Colonies?
By dumping tea in the Boston Harbor/The Boston Tea Party
What is the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
It was the last major battle of the American Resolution
There are 27 complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence, what is another name for these complaints?
Grievances
What are some ways Spain has influenced the American Southwest? (Give at least two examples)
-Language
-Culture
-Religion
-City Names
Why was the colony of Georgia founded?
Hint: There are two reasons
1. As a buffer between Spanish Florida and the Colonies
2. As a place for debtors to start over
Roger Williams
Religious Freedom
___________?
Rhode Island
What are some factors that led to the development of representative governments in the 13 colonies?
Hint: There are two factors
Salutary Neglect & Distance from England
Pick two punishments from the Intolerable acts and describe them.
1. Port of Boston is closed
2. Massachusetts' government is ended
3. British officials accused of crimes face trial in England
4. Soldiers are quartered in colonists homes
What is the economic system that requires the colonists to trade their raw materials with Britain and purchase their manufactured goods?
Mercantilism
According to the Teary of Paris, what became the western border of the United States of America?
The Mississippi River
Who was the person who signed the Declaration of Independence the biggest and was the President of the Continental Congress?
John Hancock