Geography
Rich soil and warm climate was found in which colonial region?
The southern colonies
The French and Indian War was started as a disputed over which area of land?
Ohio River Valley
Britain’s policy of loosely enforcing colonial laws as long as trade benefited them
Salutary Neglect
Boycott
Which enlightenment philosopher believed in freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire
Colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast or rivers because
Jobs and transportation
Which two European powers fought in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and France
The main purpose of the British excise taxes imposed after the French and Indian War was to:
Pay of the French and Indian War debt
This event in March of 1770 led to the deaths of 5 colonists and was used as propaganda against Great Britain
The Boston "Massacre"
What does John Locke's concept of consent of the governed mean?
Permission to rule by the people, not God
Which country is "mother" country of the original 13 colonies?
Great Britain/England
A British law that prohibited colonists from settling west of the a specific mountain range.
Proclamation of 1763
A tax on all printed paper products in the colonies
Stamp Act - 1765
This was the first major battle of the American Revolution
Lexington & Concord
Which enlightenment thinker believed in a social contract between the government and people?
Rousseau
Which animal was highly desired for its fur in the middle colonies
Beaver
Iroquois
Colonists forced to house British soldiers is known as?
The Quartering Act
What was the main argument made by Thomas Paine in his pamphlet, Common Sense?
America should be independent from Great Britain
What was Montesquieu's belief about power?
It should be separated, no one man should have all that power
Which mountain range separated the 13 colonies from the frontier
Appalachian Mountains
What was one major advantage the French had during the war?
The French had strong alliances with several Native American nations and were experienced in the North American wilderness.
Provide raw materials and markets for the mother country
Mecantilism
What idea did Thomas Jefferson write into the Declaration of independence about when governments become abusive?
The people have the right to overthrow the government
Connecticut