Life in the Colonies
John Smith was the leader of this first permanent settlement in North America, which struggled early on.
What is Jamestown?
Words written on a Political Cartoon to unite the Colonies together for the French & Indian War and also to fight against the British in the Revolution.
What is Join or Die?
This was the introduction of new products/items between the Americas and Europe. It was also the cause of disease spread from Europeans to the Native Americans.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This document stated that people have the right to rebel against an unjust government
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Living and nonliving natural resources used to manufacture (make) products
What are raw materials?
An agreement reached by the Pilgrims just before they landed at Plymouth Rock. The First form of Self-Government in the Americas.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
All land east of this river was given to the British in the Treaty of Paris after the French & Indian War.
What is the Mississippi River?
This is the state where was Jamestown located in
What is Virginia?
When the British charged a tax on every piece of paper such as petitions, bills, answer, claim, plea, replication a stamp duty of three pence… Then colonists began to unite against perceived constraints on their economic and political rights.
What is the Stamp Act?
The 13 American colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with raw materials and markets for British products
What is Mercantilism?
This was an example of the first representative government in the Americas.
What is the House of Burgesses?
These two sides were the ones competing for land in the French and Indian War.
What are the French and the British?
This is the region where Plymouth Colony was settled.
What is New England?
The rallying Cry of the Colonists because they felt it was unfair that they were taxed because they did not have a voice in the Parliament in England.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
Unfair and cruel treatment by a powerful person or a government
What is oppression?
The combination of strict limitations on women’s roles, social tensions, strained relations with Native Americans and religious fanaticism led to this very bizarre episode in American history.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
This was a tax placed on Colonists directly after the French & Indian War to pay off debts.
What is the Sugar Act?
The Southern Colonies grew many crops these large estate farmed by many workers
What are plantations?
This resulted in the Intolerable Acts, one of the consequences being the Boston Harbor was closed.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
a large area of land whose politics, geography, or culture is different from other areas
What is a Region?
A form of direct democracy in which most or all members of a community come together to discuss policies, laws and budgets (money) for their community.
What is a town meeting?
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists cannot settle west of which mountain range?
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Geographic factors influence regional differences and economic development because each area has different types of businesses, either specific crops or manufactured goods also known as these
What are industries?
A pamphlet that convinced American colonists to declare their independence
What is Common Sense by Thomas Paine?
A group of people who are elected to create laws in a particular area, especially a U.S. state. Laws created by them are known as legislation.
What is a legislature