Exploration
Name the three goals of exploration. (3 G's)
God, gold, glory
The Middle Colonies embraced the freedom of _____.
Religion
Cavaliers were given large tracts of land in:
Virginia
Finish this: "No taxation without _____!"
Representation
Pennsylvania is named for...
William Penn
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, humans, and culture between the Western and Eastern hemispheres.
Columbian Exchange
Name three cash crops grown in the Southern colonies.
Tobacco, indigo, rice, silk, cotton
Colony of the famous trials where 19 people were executed for witchcraft.
Massachusetts
The direct tax that required the colonists to pay for a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
The conqueror of the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
This group set their sights on Virginia, but ended up settling in Massachusetts.
Puritans (Pilgrims)
This region's rocky soil and colder climate was not conducive to large-scale agriculture.
New England
Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion in the colony of:
Virginia
What method was employed by the Sons and Daughters of Liberty to protest British subjugation?
Boycotts
He told Jamestown residents "He that will not work shall not eat."
John Smith
The triangular trade included which three continents?
Europe, Africa, and North America
Where was the treaty signed to end the French and Indian War?
The largest slave revolt in British North America occurred in:
South Carolina
After this American victory, the French officially decided to support the revolutionaries.
Battle of Saratoga
His book persuaded colonists that British rule was harmful and illogical.
Thomas Paine
What is the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It allowed colonists to elect representatives who could voice their concerns to the royal governor of Virginia and ultimately paved the way for self-governance and the Revolution.
Identify one of the actions taken by Great Britain following the French and Indian War that ultimately angered the colonists.
Proclamation of 1763 or Proclamation Line, troops in the colonies, and new taxes to raise revenue
Spanish colony where the first permanent settlement of the New World was established:
Florida
The first casualty of the Boston Massacre was a man of African and Native American descent. His name was:
Crispus Attucks
Philosopher who argued that individuals possess natural rights inherent to human existence.
John Locke