3 Regions
Which region did the Puritans land in after signing the Mayflower Compact?
New England?
Which two European countries were at war?
France and Great Britain
Which act was a tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
The Sons of Liberty and other patriot groups organized these forms of protest in which you refuse to buy certain goods. (After the Stamp and Sugar Acts)
BOYCOTT
Ended the Revolutionary War after the Battle of Yorktown
Name the 3 regions
New England, Middle, Southern
Who gained experience as a colonial army officer?
George Washington
The Sugar and Stamp Acts led to which slogan?
No Taxation without Representation!
A volunteer army
Militia
This group had the advantage of knowing the geography and the land in the Revolutionary War
Colonists
Which region grew cash crops on large plantations?
Southern
Which area of land was disputed in the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
The intolerable acts were meant to punish the patriot group who organized the Boston Tea Party. Which patriot group is this?
Sons of Liberty
When Great Britain uses raw materials from the colonies to generate trade and profit
Mercantilism
Document by Thomas Paine arguing that the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain
Common Sense
Which region had subsistence farming due to thick forests and rocky soil?
New England?
Who won lands EAST of the Mississippi River?
Great Britain
Which act forced colonists to house and feed British troops?
Quartering Act
The philosophical and intellectual movement that, when paired with dissatisfaction with British colonial rule, led to the Revolution. John Locke was a key thinker of this movement in the 18th c.
Enlightenment
The Continental Congress
Which Middle Colonies religious group was known for its tolerance for other religions?
Quakers
Which decree or law declared after the French and Indian War prohibited colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
Thomas Jefferson said in this document that it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish" (ie overthrow) a government that does not protect our natural rights
Declaration of Independence
The Great Awakening swept through the New England colonies. Based on what we know about the reasons behind Puritan/Pilgrims settling, what did the Great Awakening have to do with?
RELIGION
Indentured Servant