The 3 G’s of Exploration
This “G” is about spreading religion and missionary work.
God.
Which region has Rocky soil, short growing season, shipbuilding, and fishing.
New England.
He argued for natural rights and consent of the governed.
John Locke
Britain gained land—and this was a big problem—after the French & Indian War.
Debt.
1620 agreement for self-government and majority rule in Plymouth.
The Mayflower Compact.
European powers chased wealth, precious metals, trade routes, and resources under this “G.”
Gold.
Which region has Fertile soil, long growing season, and plantation cash crops
The Southern colonies.
He promoted the separation of powers and checks and balances.
Montesquieu.
Fill the chain: F&I War → debt → ______ → protests.
New/enforced taxes & restrictions (e.g., Stamp, Townshend, Tea; Proclamation of 1763).
Finish the slogan: “No taxation without ______.”
Representation
Claiming land for a crown and national status fits this “G.”
Glory.
Name the labor system central to Southern plantations.
Enslaved labor.
According to Locke, governments mainly exist to do this.
Protect natural rights.
This 1763 policy limited colonial movement westward.
Proclamation of 1763.
Name the three “unalienable rights” listed in the Declaration.
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
Give one example for God and one for Gold from exploration/colonization.
Examples: missions/conversion AND gold/silver/fur trade/new markets
Give one economic activity common in New England and one cash crop in the South.
Shipbuilding/fishing/trade AND tobacco/rice/indigo/cotton (any one of each).
If a government becomes destructive of rights, the people may do this.
Alter or abolish it
Name two colonial responses to taxes/restrictions.
Boycotts, petitions, protests, committees of correspondence (any two).
Governments get their “just powers” from this.
The consent of the governed.
Name the economic system behind “Gold” that pushed colonies to serve the mother country.
Hint: m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i s m
Mercantilism
One civic or social difference between New England towns and the Southern countryside.
Town meetings/compact towns vs. rural plantations/fewer towns (any valid contrast).
Connect one Enlightenment idea to one colonial complaint.
Consent ↔ taxation without representation; rights ↔ jury trial limits/standing armies
Why did “No taxation without representation” become a rallying cry?
Taxes were imposed without consent/representation, violating English traditions and Enlightenment principles.
Give two grievances listed against the king and explain how one violates Enlightenment ideas.
taxes without consent; standing armies/quartering; cutting off trade; denying jury trials; dissolving assemblies.
Explanation (example): Taxes without consent violates consent of the governed.