Key Themes in History
Name one Key theme in History
Patterns of Population, Uses and Abuses of Power, Worlds of Exchange, Haves and Have-Nots, Expressing Identity, Science, Technology, and the Environment, or Spiritual Life and Moral Codes
Why did families on the farm want large families?
To have more help to complete chores
What did the Proclamation of 1763?
When King George Proclamed that colonists stayed on the east side, while Native Americans stayed on the West side of the Appellation Mountains
How did the British respond to the protest from the Proclamation of 1763?
The British ignored the arguments
Who are Patriots?
Colonists against the British Government
What does the world of exchange focus on?
Trading, an exchange of goods
How many colonist lived in the cities?
1 in 20 lived in the cities
What is the Quartering Act?
An Act where all colonists had to give housing to soldiers if they came to their door
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped out British Tea into the Boston Harbor
Who are Loyalists?
Colonists who are loyal to the British government
What is identity?
A group of characteristics and qualities that a person uses to describe himself or herself
Which Colonial region supported public education?
New England Colonies
What was the Townshend Act?
A tax placed on imported goods from Britain, such as glass, paper, and tea
Where were British Soldiers tried if they were involved with the Boston Massacre?
In Britain
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven-Year War
What does demography mean?
The study of how populations have lived and changed throughout history to the present day
What were the seating committees in Puritan churches?
A group of people created seating arrangments for church service. Wealthier people in the front, poorer people in the back
Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
From the results of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams lead a boycott against what act?
The Stamp Act
Why did the Great Awakening sweep over the colonies?
Because of the feeling of colonist religions being lost
What is Morality
the human sense that ideas and actions are “good” or “bad.”
What is Parliement?
A lawmaking body that create laws and taxes
What was the Stamp Act?
An Act passed by parliament where colonists had to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used
What is the Boston Massacre
A riot in Boston, British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists who were defenless
Why would colonists be protesting the Proclamation of 1763?
Because it limited colonists from claiming more land, and stopped them from finding more resources