Unit 1:
European Colonization
European Colonization
Unit 1:
Jamestown and Plymouth
Jamestown and Plymouth
Unit 1:
Colonial Regions
Colonial Regions
Unit 1:
Mercantilism
Mercantilism
Unit 1:
Roots of Democracy
Roots of Democracy
Unit 2:
Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
100
What are the Three G's?
God, Gold, and Glory
100
Jamestown was founded in what year, and by who?
A. 1620, by the Pilgrims
B. 1607, by the Pilgrims
C. 1620, by a British Business
D. 1607, by a British Business
D. Jamestown was founded by the Virginia Company of London in 1607
100
This colonial region had an economy based on iron and trading, and had good farmland, especially for wheat.
A. Southern Colonies
B. Middle Colonies
C. New England Colonies
D. Spain
B. Middle Colonies
100
What is the economic system where colonies provided materials for their mother country?
A. Colony
B. Democracy
C. Mercantilism
D. Representative Democracy
C. Mercantilism
100
Which document limited government power and protected individual rights in England?
A. English Bill of Rights
B. Constitution
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Magna Carta
A. English Bill of Rights
100
Which law placed a tax on printed material, such as newspapers, legal documents, and letters?
A. Quartering Act
B. Intolerable Act
C. Tea Act
D. Stamp Act
D. Stamp Act
200
What were the three major reasons Europeans came to the new world? Hint: Related to the Three G's
Social, Economical, and Political reasons.
200
What cash crop helped Jamestown and Virginia become economically successful?
Tobacco
200
Which colonial region had a warm climate, and an economy based on plantations and cash crops?
Southern Colonies
200
In the Triangular Trade, what did Africa provide to the 13 Colonies?
Slaves
200
A movement in Europe where people became more aware of science, and their own rights.
The Enlightenment.
200
Which war left Britain with a large debt, and caused them to heavily tax the colonies to pay for it?
The French and Indian War
300
Europeans wanted to find wealth, natural resources, and new markets. What type of reason is this?
Economical reasons.
300
What year was Plymouth founded in, and by who?
1620, by the Pilgrims
300
Which Colonial Region is related to this image?
New England
300
Under mercantilism and the Triangular Trade, colonies were expected to provide what to the mother country?
Raw materials and natural resources
300
Which document was written in 1215, and limited the power of the English king, establishing that the ruler must also follow the law?
Magna Carta
300
Which famous American event would follow the Tea Act, as an act of protest?
The Boston Tea Party
400
A person wants to leave Europe to find religious freedom and form a new community. What type of reason is this?
Social/Religious reasons.
400
What document did the Pilgrim create in Plymouth that became an early example of self-government?
The Mayflower Compact
400
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are in which region of the 13 Colonies?
New England
400
What would raw materials and natural resources turn into after being brought to the mother country?
Manufactured Goods
400
What was the massive religious revival that swept through the American colonies and Britain during the 1730s and 1740s?
The First Great Awakening
400
Which British policy prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation Line of 1763
500
England wanted colonies because they could increase their wealth and power. Which two reasons for colonization are connected to this idea?
Economical and Political reasons
500
What formed in Jamestown that became the first example of an elected body of representatives in the 13 Colonies?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
500
Name the 5 colonies in the Southern Region.
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.
500
How did Britain's control over colonial trade eventually contribute to the tension between Britain and the Colonies?
Colonists became frustrated with Britain's control over trade and taxes.
500
Explain what Salutary Neglect is.
Salutary Neglect is when the British failed to enforce or uphold any laws to the 13 Colonies, allowing them to form their own ways of government/culture.
500
Britain passed these harsh laws after the colonial resistance and the Boston Tea Party, increasing the tension between the two.
Intolerable Acts