This event, which occurred 5-10 thousand years ago, saw early people shift from nomadic hunter-gatherers to farming communities.
What is The Agricultural Revolution
100
This refers to the period in Jamestown when famine, disease and Indian attacks were common.
What is Starving Time
100
This Revolution saw King James flee England and William and Mary take the throne as Protestant rulers.
What is Glorious Revolution
100
This scientific revival led to ideas such as individual rights and the questioning of the king's authority. An example of this movement is Ben Franklin.
What is The Enlightenment
100
At this event, 5 colonists were killed by British Redcoats. Later, patriots used this as a rally cry against Britain.
What is The Boston Massacre
200
Native American transcontinental trade networks not only allowed them to trade commodities but also ________
What is ideas
200
Referred to as "Brown Gold", this cash crop was the reason Jamestown colonists survived and made a profit in the New World.
What is Tobacco
200
The Southern economy depended on this system of agriculture which called for large farms and African slaves.
What is Plantation System
200
This conflict saw the colonists and Britain fight against the French and Native Americans over control of the Ohio Valley.
What is the French and Indian War
200
This act stated the English crown could make any law at any time for any reason. It was passed in response to the Stamp Act's repeal.
What is The Declaratory Act
300
This event caused the Catholic church to be weakened in Europe while creating a multitude of new Christian churches.
What is The Reformation
300
Used as the first source of labor in the New World, these colonists traded 4-6 years of service for paid boarding, food, and security. Once their time was up, they were given 50 acres of land.
What are Indentured Servants
300
This trade network saw rum traded for African slaves in West Africa; Slaves traded for sugar and molasses in the colonies; Sugar and molasses traded distilled and traded to Europe or West Africa.
What is Triangular Trade
300
This treaty ended the French and Indian War and ceded all land in the Ohio Valley to Great Britain.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763
300
At this battle, the British and Colonists fought for the first time when a stray bullet was fired. This was known as the "shot heard around the world".
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord
400
This rebirth of ancient knowledge, art, and architecture led to European exploration of the New World thanks to new technology such as the caravel and compass.
What is The Renaissance
400
This rebellion was caused by Royal Governor Berkeley's disregard for frontier colonists and friendliness with the planting elite.
What is Bacon's Rebellion
400
This economic system allowed the colonies to trade only with England to assure the highest profit for the latter.
What is Mercantilism
400
This boundary limited colonial expansion past the Appalachian Mountains to lessen the threat of Native American conflicts.
What is Proclamation Line of 1763
400
What three liberties must be protected by a government as stated in the Declaration of Independence?
What is Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
500
This trade network saw new plants, animals, diseases and ideas transfers from the New World to Europe and vice versa.
What is The Colombian Exchange
500
This investment company was used to found Jamestown. After gaining a charter, people invested in a certain project and then received a portion of the profit from it.
What is Joint-Stock Company
500
This policy was used by England after the Glorious Revolution. It was a relaxing of English control of the colonies as long as the colonies remained economically loyal.
What is Salutary Neglect
500
This term refers to the journey African Slaves took from West Africa to the New World which was filled with disease, terrible conditions, and tight quarters.
What is The Middle Passage
500
In this series of acts, King George closed the Boston Harbor, passed the Quartering Act, and ordered Thomas Gage to issue martial law on the colonies.