New to the New World
Similar to Slaves, this group of people, who worked for a specific period of time, is a big reason why America was built for almost no cost.
Who are Indentured Servants?
These three regions made up the original thirteen colonies.
What are the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies?
This term describes the shift that occurred as the British began to loosen their hold on the Colonists. With slightly more freedom, the Colonists got a taste of what freedom felt like and began to desire more.
What is Salutary Neglect.
This line blocked colonists from moving westward and was a tipping point for colonial frustration with Great Britain.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This pamphlet (newsletter) famously helped rally colonial support for independence from Great Britain. It was written by Thomas Paine.
What is Common Sense?
Europeans came to the New World for three main reasons: ___, ___, ___.
What are God (religious freedom), Glory, Gold (economic opportunity)?
This form of economy is characterized by a controlled trade intended to create wealth for one beneficiary. In the New World, the colonists shipped resources to Great Britain, who turned the resources into manufactured goods and then sold those goods back to the colonists for a steep price.
What is mercantilism?
Colonists first showed their desire for representation through these gatherings where white, land-owning males discussed and voted on relevant issues.
What are New England Town Meetings.
This British law required that all stamped papers, legal documents, and newspapers be taxed.
What is the Stamp Act.
This document announced that the American colonies were at war with Great Britain and regarded themselves as a newly independent nation. It is made up of four parts; including: the introduction, the preamble, grievances, and the denunciation.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This early settlement was the first colony in America and was founded on the basis of "gold" -- the Europeans came in search of wealth.
What is Jamestown (Virginia)?
Without ____ serving as the most important contribution to the labor system, the Southern Colonies wouldn't have been able to support such a rich agricultural industry.
Who are slaves?
The ____ elected the first five representatives in the Virginia colony that would make decisions.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
This event came in protest of the Tea Act, a tax placed on colonial tea.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This document established the first government in America and united the thirteen colonies as one. Due to three main reasons, this document was later replaced.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The early settlement was founded by a group in search of religious freedom.
What is Plymouth (Massachusetts)?
The New England Colonies' economy was supported by trade because of their proximity to ___?
What are rivers and/or harbors?
This man was a newspaper journalist charged for libel in court. His story became a symbol for Freedom of the Press.
Who is John Peter Zenger?
To punish the colonists for the damage caused by the Boston Tea Party, this set of laws placed various taxes and other restrictions on the colonists until Great Britain was paid back for the tea.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a strong federal government supported by state governments, as well as the three branches. The first 10 amendments of this document are called the Bill of Rights.
What is the Constitution?
This document was the first to establish the rules of self-governing in the New World.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This group of people were negatively effected by the arrival of the colonists to the New World. Colonists brought foreign diseases and forms of technology they had never before seen.
Who are the Native Americans?
The ____ was the English governing document that gave power to the elite class and limited the power of the King. This document was largely influential in the formation of American governing documents.
What is the Magna Carta?
This group of both boys and girls was established to protest against British rule and advance the rights of the American colonists. They were famous for secret communication and also more public resistance, including 'tar and feather-ing.'
Who are the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
This series of 85 essays supported the ratification of the new Constitution and began the argument between the desire for a strong or weak central government.
What are the Federalist Papers?