Culture
What were three types of colonies?
Charter, proprietary, and royal
Who had a long rivalry in Europe?
France and Britain
What marked the start of the French and Indian War?
Which colonies had the most slaves?
The southern colonies.
What was the revolution in England called that elected representatives overthrew the monarch?
The glorious Revolution
What was the religious revival called that called for a return to strong faith?
The Great Awakening
Why did tensions rise between England and France?
Population growth in the colonies caused colonists to push up against French held territory.
What were the French and British fighting over?
Control of world trade and power on the seas.
which colonies had the most immigrants?
New England colonies
What halted the colonists expansion westward
the proclamation of 1763
Who could vote in the colonies?
White men who owner property.
What territory were the French and colonists fighting over?
The Ohio River Valley
Who took control over the colonist forces after Bradock died?
Willioam pitt
Describe life in the New England colonies? How did they live and make money.
Subsistence farming, would trade with other countries. participates in triangular trade.
Why did the Native Americans want to fight the British after the end of the French and Indian war?
The British settlers were threatening their way of life by refusing to pay native Americans for their lands and raising prices for their goods.
What did men and women do in the families
women cooked food, cared for children, spun yarn
Men are heads of the household, manage the farm and represent the family.
Why did the Native Americans side with the French
They did not want to take over the Indians like the British but instead wanted to trade fur.
Why were the British easy targets?
They were in bright uniforms and marched out in the open.
Describe life in the Middle colonies?
How did they live and make money?
Would grow cash crops, had specialized industries,
What document inspired the American Bill of rights?
English Bill of Rights
What were many educated colonists influenced by? describe it.
The Enlightenment movement, the idea that knowledge, reason, and science improved society.
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To have on government for the colonies.
What caused the end of the French and Indian war?
The victory over Quebec and capturing Montreal.
Describe the southern colonies.
How did the live and make money.
Most were farmers, either individual or plantation. Plantec cash crops and used slaves.
What was the first reason colonists began to become angry towards Britain?
The navigation Acts did not allow colonists to trade with anyone else outside of Britain.