Exploration and Colonization
The vocab word mercantilism means..
A. When a country tries to get richer and more powerful by controlling trade
B. A peace treaty signed after the American Revolution that ended all trade between Europe and the colonies.
C. A law passed by the U.S. Constitution that required Americans to trade only with Mexico.
A. When a country tries to get richer and more powerful by controlling trade
The vocab word mission means a...
A. A large marketplace where Spanish traders sold silk and spices to American colonists.
B. A religious settlement built by Spanish colonizers, where Catholic priests lived and worked to convert indigenous groups to Catholicism.
C. A military fort built by the United States to defend settlers from British attacks.
B. A religious settlement built by Spanish colonizers, where Catholic priests lived and worked to convert indigenous groups to Catholicism.
The vocab word Agriculture means...
A. Agriculture is the study of stars and planets in outer space.
B. Agriculture is a type of government where one person rules the country.
C. Growing crops and raising animals for food and other needs.
C. Growing crops and raising animals for food and other needs.
The key term Taxation without Representation means...
A. Taxation without representation means the government gives free food to people who don’t pay taxes.
B. When people are forced to pay taxes but have no say or vote in the government making the laws.
C. Taxation without representation is a rule that only soldiers are allowed to vote in elections.
B. When people are forced to pay taxes but have no say or vote in the government making the laws.
Common Sense
Which of these is a cash crop?
(Corn, Indigo, Beans.)
Indigo
How did most Indigenous groups die?
Smallpox/Diseases
What were the three types of colonies?
New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by Enlightenment ideas...
True or False
True
Creator of the Sons of Liberty...
Samuel Adams
The French's main goal was to...
A. Spread Catholicism
B. Trade Furs
C. Religious Freedom
B. Trade Furs
The Proclamation Line of 1763 prohibited...
Colonists' movement to the west of the Appalachian Mountains
Rhode Island belonged to what colonial group?
(New England, Middle, Southern)
New England
Enlightenment ideas are...
A. Ideas about natural rights and consent of the governed
B. Ideas about liberty and organized resistance
C. Ideas about taxation without representation
A. Ideas about natural rights and consent of the governed
Who warned colonists that the "British were coming" during the battles of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
The Spanish's main goal was to...
A. Spread Catholicism
B. Trade Furs
C. Religious Freedom
A. Spread Catholicism
The General during the French and Indian War who would help lead the American Revolution later on...
George Washington
Maryland belonged to what colonial group?
(New England, Middle, Southern)
Southern
A loyalist is someone who...
Writer of the Declaration of Independence...
Thomas Jefferson
What are the four main groups that colonized America?
The Spanish, the French, the English, and the Dutch
Who won the French and Indian War?
Britain
Georgia
What key term do we use to describe King George III's actions during the revolutionary period?
Tyranny or Tyrant
General Cornwallis