Colonial Exploration & Settlement
Early exploration and conquest of the Americas was said to be defined by these three G's:
God, Glory, & Gold
This document was the first example of a Social Contract signed by Europeans in the Americas.
The Mayflower Compact
Which region had an economy centered around cash crops including tobacco, cotton, and indigo?
The Southern Colonies
This religious movement cemented the idea of greater independence in the minds of the colonist.
The First Great Awakening
This individual served as the Commander-in-Chief for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
General George Washington
This site was the location of the first settlement by the Pilgrims in the Americas.
Plymouth
This document signifies the the beginning of American democracy and was the first written constitution to create a government in the colonies.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This group believed that the Church of England, the state church of Great Britain, needed to be reformed and "purified" of all Roman Catholic influence.
Puritans
The main complaint the colonist had in regards to laws passed by the British Parliament and King George was that they had no __________.
Representation
Thomas Jefferson
Name for the first permanent English settlement in the Americas that ended in failure.
Jonestown
The Virginia House of Burgesses is famous for being the first colonial legislature with this important aspect.
Representative Government
Where as most other colonies were founded by and for various Protestant groups, this colony was founded for Catholics.
Maryland
This mountain range marked the boundary for colonial westward expansion as stipulated in the Proclamation of 1763
The Appalachian Mountains
This failed brewer served as the mastermind behind the Boston Tea Party and was a founding member of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
Name for the quasi mythical sea lane providing a shortcut to Asia from Europe.
The Northwest Passage
The First Continental Congress was formed in response to what British action?
This colony was settled by debtors as a means to work off their debts.
Georgia
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four acts in response to which action by the Colonials?
The Boston Tea Party
This man's wife advocated for the rights and liberties of the "ladies" of the United Colonies
John Adams
This major European power played a prominent role in early colonial America only to later lose it's territory to it's European rivals.
France
Before the French & Indian War, rule of the colonies was defined by this British policy of passive ignorance of day-to-day governance of the colonies.
Salutary Neglect
This Protestant denomination played a significant role in the establishment of religious tolerance in colonial America.
Quakers
The Declaration of Independence states that the British were in violation of these three inalienable rights.
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
This individual argued in his pamphlet Common Sense that the Colonials owed no allegiance to the British Crown.
Thomas Paine