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Which two countries fought for control of North America during a war in 1754-1763?

France and Great Britain.

100

What was the name of the global war taking place in 1756-1763, in Europe and parts of Asia?

The Seven Years’ War.

100
  • Which battle was the “shot hears ‘round the world” and its significance?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) was the first battle of the Revolution.

100

Replaced the Articles of Confederation & created stronger central government with three branches.

U.S. Constitution (1787)!

200

What is the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact (1620) when the pilgrims agreed to self-govern. It became an early model for democracy.

200

Who won the war over land in North America? What was one negative aftermath they had to deal with?


Great Britain won the French and Indian War, but they were in a lot of debt.

200
  • What was the Stamp Act, what brought it about, and what was the slogan with which the colonists protested?
  • Tax on printed goods; needed to pay back debt; “no taxation without representation!”
200

What was the historical document which announced the break from Great Britain and who were the audiences?

The Declaration of Independence was addressed to King George the III, the British Parliament, the British people, countries worldwide and to the colonists.

300

What events/term came before the Mayflower Compact (1620)?

  • Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement was established (1607).
300

What was the uprising that showed that there was a continuing struggle with Native power? Who was involved?

Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763). The Native Americans resisted British rule.

300
  • What was the Boston Tea Party. Describe the events which led to it.  
  • Boston Tea Party (1773) – protest against tea tax. Partially brought on by the Boston Massacre (1770).
300

Protected individual freedoms & secured support for Constitution.

Bill of Rights (1791)!

400

What events/term came after the Mayflower Compact (1620)?


The 13 colonies develop with distinct economies and cultures under salutary neglect (self rule.)

400

What was relinquished in the Treaty of Paris? Who gave it to whom?

France gave up lands east of the Mississippi to the British.

400

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

It was a first step towards unity, to  gather colonial resistance against the British.

500

The Native American groups, Huron and Algonquins, were allied with which country and why?

They allied with the French because French traders were fewer in number and more cooperative.