1. MOTIVATIONS FOR EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

GOLD, GOD, & GLORY

SOME HOPED TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT THROUGH EXPLORATION.

2. Which of the following important colonial events

took place in 1607?

A. Jamestown, Virginia was settledB. Maryland colony was first settledC. Plymouth colony burned to the

groundD. Rhode Island colony was established 1st permanent

English Colony

3. Along what coastline were the colonies located?

ATLANTIC

Colonial Boston, Philadelphia, and New York were good places for settlement because they were located near ?

. Atlantic Ocean/ Natural Harbors

4. What was the 1st Representative Legislature in the colonies?

House of Burgesses

5. What crop saved Jamestown?

Tobacco

What was the most prominent resource for economic development in Virginia?

A. Rice

B. Tobacco

C. Indigo

D. Timber

6. When did the Pilgrims settle Plymouth Massachusetts?

1620

PLYMOUTH, MASS.

The Pilgrims settled here in 1620 because they wanted to avoid religious conflict back in England.

7. What document served as a model for the rule of law and representative government in the colonies?

Mayflower Compact

8. In the Mayflower Compact, the colonists pledged their loyalty to England and declared their intention to form a “civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation.”

Which of the following best completes the flow chart?

A. Mayflower Compact B. English Bill of Rights

Mayflower Compact(think American

document)

???? FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS

OF CONNECTICUT

VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

9. MERCANTILISM

The colonies sold RAW materials to Britain and Britain sold FINISHED goods to the colonies. This brought wealth to Britain.

MONEY = POWER

This diagram illustrates which of the following colonial era practices?

American

Colonies

Mother

Country

Raw Materials

Manufactured Goods

10. In what major era did the tradition of self government begin?

Colonial

Mayflower Compact House of Burgesses

What major era in US history is referred to in the graphic?

A. Colonial B. Civil War C. Revolutionary D.Reconstruction

11. Colonial Match

Long winters/ rocky soil/ short growing seasons- subsistence farming- New England

Mild climate/ fertile soil/ cash crops/ diverse- Middle Colonies

Warm climate/ fertile soil/ plantation farming- Southern Colonies

What is this picture showing?

(Triangular Trade)

12. Who established Pennsylvania for religious freedom and welcomed colonists throughout Europe?

William Penn

Read the following passage….

Dear Sister,

I have arrived in this wonderful new world. I am now resolved that I am lucky to have this new chance. Certainly this lush green area is preferable to serving in a cold, dark prison as I had no way to pay my debts. There appears to be good land to farm, and that is what I resolve to do.

Love,

Jack

Who would have most likely written this letter?

A. a settler in Pennsylvania

B. a settler in Massachusetts

C. a colonist in Georgia

D. a colonist in Maryland

13.

14. Which colonial region’s warm climate permitted the growth of labor-intensive cash crops?

Southern

15. Large plantations, owned by rich families, depended on the use of enslaved peoples from Africa and their descendants as the main work force.

16. Religious Colonies

Rhode Island Massachusetts Maryland Pennsylvania

17. English Documents which contributed to the development of colonial governments

Magna CartaEnglish Bill of Rights

MAGNA CARTA

This document was influential to the American system of government.

It was signed in 1215 by the King of England.

Established trial by jury and limited the power of the King.

English Bill of Rights

William and Mary signed in 1689 Guaranteed certain basic rights to all

citizens Later inspired the American Bill of Rights

18.

House of Burgesses Mayflower Compact

2 examples of colonial government which colonists agreed to establish a community and obey laws.

19. The Albany Plan of Union encouraged

A. The colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain

B. Unite against the French

C. Unite against the British

Join or Die!

A plan proposed by Ben Franklin before the French and Indian War / REJECTED!

20. Why were the colonists upset about the right of the British Parliament to tax the colonists after the French and Indian war?

No Taxation without Representation!

The colonists’ slogan “No taxation without representation,” expresses a belief in_____.

A. Freedom of trade

B. Economic interdependence

C. The supremacy of Parliament

D. The consent (permission) of the governed.

21. Stamp Act

What act required that every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public or legal document be printed on legal paper with an official stamp or seal, on it?

22. How did the colonists respond?

Boycott

23. Yes, he was a patriot!

Do you think Samuel Adams would have described the event differently?

24. What happened on the evening of December 1773 as a result of the Tea Tax?

A group of colonists led by Sam Adams dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped the tea into the harbor. BOSTON TEA PARTY!

25. Why were they protesting against the tea tax.?

It was another attempt to tax them without their consent and monopoly over the tea trade.

26. “By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,Here once the embattled farmers stoodAnd fired the shot heard round the world”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

To which event was Emerson referring to when he wrote the words above?

26. Lexington and Concord

27. What is the difference between a patriot and loyast?

A patriot was ready to fight for independence

A loyalist was loyal to the King! They didn’t feel the unjust taxes were a reason to fight.

28. Thomas Jefferson was to the Declaration of Independence as Thomas Paine was to

? .

A.Poor Richard’s Almanac

B.The Federalist Papers

C.Common SenseD.The Liberator

29. What are the unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness

30. Justify revolution

“tis time to part”

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends…it is necessary to rebel!

31. When examining historical sources, it is important to consider historical context, _____, and frame of reference.

Point of view

This may lead to bias in the account.

33. Appalachian Mountains

Following the French and Indian War, many colonists hoped to move to lands opened to them by the French defeat. King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 which said the colonists could not settle west of the ? The colonists thought this was an act of tyranny by the king.

What effect did this engraving of the Boston Massacre have on colonial public opinion?

It increased opposition to British rule in the colonies.

The Declaration of Independence stated the reasons for the American ________________

Revolution

Written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson! Government has the responsibility to respond to the will of the people!

Which of the following was the actual reason the British issued this proclamation?

I. The Proclamation of 1763 was designed to protect the colonist and prevent a bloody Indian uprising.

II. The Proclamation of 1763 was designed to increase British control over the colonist.

III. The Proclamation of 1763 was a pact between the French and British to control North America.

IV. The Proclamation of 1763 was the beginning of taxes without representation.

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to _____?

A. Establish a basic set of laws for the United States.

B. Strengthen colonial ties with England

C. State the reasons for the American Revolution

D. Demand freedom of speech and of the Press.

Wentworth Cheswell

African American teacher and land owner. Like Paul Revere, he made the midnight ride going north while Revere rode west.

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to _____?

A. Establish a basic set of laws for the United States.

B. Strengthen colonial ties with England

C. State the reasons for the American Revolution

D. Demand freedom of speech and of the Press.

The colonists’ slogan “No taxation without representation,” expresses a belief in_____.

A. Freedom of trade

B. Economic interdependence

C. The supremacy of Parliament

D. The consent (permission) of the governed.