Colonial Life
What were massive farms in the Southern Colonies called? Who worked them?
Plantations, enslaved workers.
What was the 1st representative government in the colonies called?
The House of Burgesses
Who was the 1st president of the United States?
George Washington?
What 2 European countries fought against each other in the French & Indian War?
France (+ Native American Allies) vs Britain (+ Native American Allies)
What act required colonists to pay for official stamps on paper goods?
The Stamp Act of 1765.
What was the slogan colonists used to protest taxes?
"No taxation without representation!"
What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to Plymouth?
The Mayflower
What is one invention that we still use today made by Ben Franklin?
Bifocals (Glasses)
Who was the 2nd president of the United States?
John Adams
What Native American group sided mostly with the British?
Iroquois League
What act placed a tax on imported goods like glass, tea, and paint?
The Townshend Acts of 1767
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
How did most people get food in the backcountry region of the southern colonies?
They farmed it themselves.
What effect did the growing number of plantations have on the amount of enslaved peoples being brought to the Americas?
It made it increase because they needed more workers for more land and larger farms.
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the British leader (prime minister) that helped turn the tide of the war in Britain's favor?
William Pitt
What law forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
The Quartering Act of 1765.
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5 people in 1770.
The Quakers
In colonial society, your social status depend upon his or her
family background and wealth.
How many colonies were there total between the 3 regions?
13
What treaty ended the French & Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
What act closed Boston Harbor until the tea from the Boston Tea party was paid for?
The Boston Port Act of 1774
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
How was the Middle Passage for enslaved Africans?
Unhygienic, cramped, little to no food, bad treatment.
settled the town of Hartford and established a representative government.
What is the branch of the US government that creates and passes laws?
The legislative branch.
Which river valley were France & Britain fighting to control?
Ohio River Valley
What act declared that Parliament had full power to make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"?
How did Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Intolerable Acts to Punish Boston
What is a cash crop?
A crop that is not grown to be eaten by the farmer, grown to be sold.
What did the Quakers believe in that set them apart from other religions in the colonies?
They believed that all people are equal in God's eyes.
What disease was the most popular in the Colonial era?
Smallpox
How did the French and Indian War lead to growing tensions between Britain and its American colonies?
Britain was left in debt and began taxing the colonies, which angered colonists who had no representation in Parliament.
Why did the colonists object so strongly to these taxes and laws?
They believed it was “taxation without representation,” since they had no say in Parliament.
What were Committees of Correspondence and why were they important?
Groups that spread news and coordinated colonial resistance against British policies.