Review From Colony to Revolution

Revolution

100

This document declared to the world that the United States is an Independent Country

Declaration of Independence

200

What are the 3 "Unalienable Rights" in the Declaration of Independence?

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

300

Name one act that was passed by the British that angered the Colonists.

Stamp Act

Tea Act

Sugar Act

Declaratory Acts

400

Define "No taxation without Representation"

The British should not tax the colonists without having representation or a say in British government

500

What must all nations do before declaring themselves independent according the Declaration of Independence?

Explain to the world why they are separating from their home country

Native Americans

100

This land Bridge was around about 12,000 years ago that connected two continents, what was it called?

Bering Land Bridge

200

This Native Cultural group were all Nomadic and hunted buffalo, what region was this?

The plains

300

What was the biggest danger to Native Americans brought by the colonists?

Diseases

400

What does "Indigenous" mean?

Original or First

500

list the issues that Native Americans faced when the colonists arrived

Overwhelming loss of life

Loss of Land

Disruption of Culture and Traditions

Thinking Like a Historian

100

Define a Primary Source

Something taken from the time period

200

Define Secondary Source

Something created after the time period of study

300

What is a tertiary source

a collection of primary sources

400

give an example of a primary, secondary, and tertiary source

answers vary

500

What are some challenges with oral history?

Answers Vary

Colonists

100

This man crossed the Atlantic and reported the Americas to the Spanish King and Queen, who was he?

Christopher Columbus

200

This group came here searching for religious freedom, what was there name?

Puritans

300

What country do the colonists originate from in the 13 colonies?

Great Britain

400

List the motivations for people moving to the colonies

Money

Land Ownership

Trade Routes

Religious Freedom

500

List the hardships faced by the colonists when they arrived in North America

New/Unfamiliar Environment

Distance from Home Country

Conflict with other Groups

Colonial Regions

100

This region was known for its vast lumber industries

New England

200

This region was known for having wet, humid, summers

Southern Colonies

300

The Middle Colonies were known for this type of farming. It was used only for a person to grow their own food to consume instead of sell, what was this called?

Subsistence Farming

400

Large farms grown in the Southern colonies for cash crops were known as what?

Plantations

500

Large landowners who rented out parcels of land to smaller farmers for profit were known as what?

Patroons