Geography + Slavery
What are geographic landforms?
Naturally occurring forms of lands like canyons, coastlines, and mountains.
Define the word Boycott
Boycott withdraws from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
What battle started the American Revolution with the Shot Heard Around the World?
Lexington and Concord
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
Who were the group of people responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
Why were plantations and slavery the main way of life in the Southern Colonies?
They needed people to do labor for a cheap price.
Define the term Loyalists
They were colonists who were loyal to the British Crown.
Why was George Washington so significant to the American Revolution
George Washington started the French and Indian War at the Battle of Jumonville Glen
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Merchants used the Triangle Trade Route to trade and export goods to other nations such as Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
What geographical part of the US were the British Colonies established in?
They were established in the eastern part of the United States.
Define the word Ratify
It means to formally approve or give consent of documents such as amendments and treaties.
Describe the battle of Trenton and Princeton
Washington cleared Britain soldiers out of New Jersey after crossing the Delaware River.
Where did the ideas in the Declaration of Independence stem from?
It stemmed from the colonists wanting natural rights, such as liberty, and the government should protect those rights.
What problems arose at the Jamestown Colony
Disease, starvation, and conflict with Native Americans.
Why did slavery develop in the New World?
The high demand for tobacco led to more companies needing physical labor.
What is a primary source and secondary source?
Primary sources are first hand sources of information, such as journal entries. Secondary sources are second hand sources of information, such as documentaries.
Why is the battle of Saratoga important?
It was the turning point of the American Revolution for the colonists. France and America made an alliance and France officially went to war against the British.
What was the main goal of the pamphlet, Common Sense, by Thomas Paine?
The primary goal of Common Sense was to raise support from the colonists on gaining independence from Britain.
Describe the circumstances surrounding the colony of Roanoke
The colony disappears after John White returns to the colony after three years and the colonists disappear. White left because the colony ran short of food but because of the war with Spain, he could not return right away.
Describe the geography and economy of the New England Colonies.
The geography was mainly based around the sea. They had rocky soil and cold temperatures which made planting harder.
The economy was mainly based on fur trapping, fishing, ship building, and whaling.
Define the term Mercantilism
Mercantilism is when more exports come than imports because of government control.
What were the effects of the French and Indian War?
British gaining more territory and colonial power of the New World
The Natives having to go into the Indian Preserve
The British going into debt.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The United State's first written constitution which struggled with enforcing tax and regulating trade.
How were Natives impacted by colonialism in the 1500s and 1600s?
European diseases lead to the Native population decreasing. Colonists enslaved Natives to do manual work for them. Creating a new social class structure, such as the econmienda system.