Module 2 (READ DESCRIPTION!)
What caused King Philip's War?
English settlers moved onto land that Native Americans claimed as their own
Which European Country lost all of its North American territory as a result of the Treaty of Paris?
France
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon leads rebellion and is mad at Governor Berkeley, because Berkeley refuses to help them fight American Indians, burn down Jamestown
In which colonial region was education important?
New England
What did the Albany Plan of Union call for?
One general government
How did the people of New France make a living?
They fished and traded furs
What geographic features were most of the early settlements and town established near?
They were by rivers
Why were some colonists against the Albany Plan of Union?
They were not ready to lose power.
If a town had 50+ families, what was the town required to have?
They were required to have a school.
What was the purpose of Navigation Acts?
To limit colonial trade
What is triangular trade?
Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What result of the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution?
debt and taxes
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
disputed land claims in the Ohio River Valley between the French and the British
Describe the Middle Colonies
farming, good rich soil, fishing, shipbuilding
Describe the Northern Colonies
fishing, ship building, lumbering
What was the major reason/motivation the Pilgrims (Massachuselts). Quakers (Pennsylvania). and Catholics (Maryland) settled in the British North American colonies?
freedom of religion
Which amendment right is the result of the Zenger Trial?
freedom of the press
Define mercantilism
gain wealth through trade
What was the main motivation for settling Virginia (Jamestown)?
gold/economics
Describe the Middle region's geography
it had both of these: rolling hills and coastal plains
Describe the Southern region's geography
it had coastal plains, fertile soil
Describe the New England region's geography
it has rolling hills, mountains, ragged coast lines
Why did the Proclomation of 1763 upset the colonists?
it limited where they could settle.
What was the Great Awakening?
it was a religious revival that impacted all nations
What was the "Join or Die" cartoon trying to say?
it was trying to say that the colonies should unite to fight our enemies
Define: Proclamation of 1763
law created by British officials that prohibited colonists from settling in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains
Describe the Southern Colonies
plantations along rivers, slavery, cash crops, long growing season
Middle Passage
slave trade
What do the Virginia House of Burgesses, New England town meeting, and the Mayflower Compact have in common?
they are all representative governments
Why did the British government issue the Proclomation of 1763?
they didn't want Americans creating tension with France and/or Native Americans
Why was slavery accepted in the colonies, especially the South?
they were agricultural and needed a large labor force
What cash crop saved Jamestown?
tobacco saved Jamestown
What is a representative government?
when the people have a say in the government
Did the Triangular Trade Route lead to an increased or decreased demand for slaves? Why?
It was increased because European ships would travel to West Africa carrying manufactured goods to which Africans had no access: worked metal, certain types of clothing, weapons. Once there, as payment they would demand people captured for slavery, who would be loaded onto crowded ships and transported to the Americas.
Why was education important in the New England colonies?
Mothers and fathers wanted their children to be able to read the Bible.
What is the Result of Bacon's Rebellion?
Slavery increases.
