Da Colonies
What was the main reason Europeans wanted to create colonies in North America?
To acquire resources and wealth (or to spread Christianity)
This Act taxed sugar and molasses
The Sugar Act
This event led Britain to impose the Intolerable Acts on the American colonists as punishment
The Boston Tea Party
List one disadvantage the American colonists had when fighting the British
Poorly trained, small army, few supplies, farmers left, Loyalists supported the British
This document formally ended the American Revolutionary War
List two of the three colonial regions in early American history
New England, Middle, Southern
This Act taxed printed goods and required a symbol to be placed on them
This event is often considered the start of the Revolutionary War
List one advantage the British had over the American colonists
Well-trained army, wealth, well-supplied, best navy
This was the key condition of the Treaty of Paris (1783) for the colonists
American Independence
This colonial region was known for its shipbuilding industry, whaling, having a cold climate, and being settled by religious Puritans
New England
These Acts were meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Debt from this conflict led the British to start taxing the colonists more
French-Indian War
List one advantage the Americans had over the British
Fighting in familiar territory, guerilla tactics, support from France and Spain, good leadership
The Treaty of Paris (1783) returned Florida to this European country
Spain
This colonial region is known for its mining industry, urban trading centers, flat land, a moderate climate, and religious diversity
Middle Colonies
These Acts taxed china, glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
The Townshend Acts
This battle convinced France to fully join the American colonists in their fight for independence
The Battle of Saratoga
List one disadvantage the British had in the American Revolution
Fighting on unfamiliar land, long travel time, lack of support
This was an important symbol of American patriotism BEFORE the Revolution
The Olive Branch
This colonial region was known for its agricultural economy, use of slave labor, having very rich soil and a warm climate, and following the Church of England
Southern Colonies
This Act stated that the colonists could not move westward into new territory after the French-Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763
This event demonstrated the resolve (willingness) of the American colonists to fight for independence because they felt they had no choice
The Boston Massacre
The American Revolution signaled the end of this nation's colonial power across the world
Great Britain/England
This was what Britain wanted from the Treaty of Paris (1783)
Continued trade with the colonies and to keep Canada