Exploration and Natives
This is the group who lived in the America's prior to European Exploration
This was the first Colony established by the British in 1609
Jamestown Virginia
The Southern Colonies relied on what practice to make money
Farming/Cash Crops
The Mayflower Compact/H.O.B/ Fundamental Orders of Connecticut took ideas from what period?
The Enlightenment
What is the method to remember how to write historical context
Big C Little C
True or False: Native Americans had advanced and organized societies prior to European colonization
True
The first British colonists to arrive in America did not find gold, but what money-making resource?
Tobacco
What were the three regions of colonies
New England, Middle and Southern
This event culminated in the overthrow of King James II in England
Glorious Revolution
Should you ever use quotes from the given documents when writing historical context
No!!!!
War/Conflict/Fighting
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of what?
Self-Government or Representative Government
What were the Middle Colonies known for
Rivers, Grain, Trade, Hunting
John Locke believed these three things should be protected by the government
Life, liberty and property
When answering the Big C Question, what things do you want to include
Who, what, where, when
Columbus sparked a wave of exploration to the Americas after setting off on his first voyage in what year?
1492
What were the two main forms of labor used early in the colonies to meet the demand of plantation economies
Indentured Servants and Enslaved Peoples
What was the climate/geography of the New England Colonies like?
Cold, short summers, rocky, mountainous, dense forests
What is the idea that states power should be spread amongst branches of government
Separation of powers
What should be included when addressing little c
Colonization caused what to happen to the Native American population? What was the main cause?
Population decrease.
Disease (Smallpox)
Which colony sparked war with Native Americans over expanding land and spreading Christianity?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
What geographic feature did all colonial regions share?
Rivers
This is the idea that people have to give approval to a government for it to legitimately rule
Consent of the Governed
How many sentences should it take to write historical context
3-4