What is the importance of The Battle of Saratoga?

It was the turning point battle: France supports the Americans

Why did the Proclomation of 1763 upset the Colonist?

Because they desired the land West of the Appalachians

What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English Colonies

What was France's Influence in North America

Claimed Quebec, and the Ohio River Valley. Traded for furs with Natives.

Why did European's want to explore the New World?

For wealth, to spread religion, expand their empires and claim territory

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the Colonies?

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Why did self government originally grow in the colonies?

Out of necessity due to the distance between Great Britain and the Colonies

What was the Declaration of Independence?

A "break up letter" with the King for his violation of their rights

What was Southern Colonies economy based around?

Plantations, cash crops, using slaves from Africa.

What are your unalienable rights?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happieness

What was New England's economy based around?

Fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and trading

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Passing the Intolerable Acts which included shutting Boston Harbor down

What was Spain's Influence in North America

Claimed Florida, Texas, and California. Built Catholic Missions there.

What is Consent of the Governed?

Belief that the British should get permission from colonist to pass taxes

What is the importance of The Battle of Yorktown?

It was the final battle: Britain surrenders and signs Treaty of Paris

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1
What is the importance of The Battle of Saratoga?
It was the deadliest battle: Many American's and British lost their lives
It was the final battle: Britain surrenders and signs Treaty of Paris
It was the first battle: The Shot heard around the world
It was the turning point battle: France supports the Americans
2
Why did the Proclomation of 1763 upset the Colonist?
Because it would cost too many lives to conquer the land
Because they believed the tax was unfair
Because they desired the land West of the Appalachians
Because they felt it was unfair to the American Indian tribes
3
What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?
It caused the puritans to seperate from the Church of England
It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic Colonies
It led to an alliance between the British and the French
It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English Colonies
4
What was France's Influence in North America
Claimed Quebec, and the Ohio River Valley. Traded for furs with Natives.
Claimed the Pacific Northwest in search of Oil and Uranium.
Built economic colonies along the Atlantic Seaboard to import raw goods.
Claimed Florida, Texas, and California. Built Catholic Missions there.
5
Why did European's want to explore the New World?
So that they could find a quicker route to North America
For wealth, to spread religion, expand their empires and claim territory
To spend gold, find out if God existed, and get glory
To escape religious persecution
6
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the Colonies?
By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
By requiring colonist to enlist in the military
By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
7
Why did self government originally grow in the colonies?
Because of the colonist anger over taxes
Out of necessity due to the distance between Great Britain and the Colonies
It spotaneously developed for no discernable reason
They were inspired by Native American's systems of government
8
Who was the 1st Anti-Slavery Group among the British Colonist?
Puritans
Abolitionist
Quakers
Southern Catholics
9
What was the Declaration of Independence?
The "rule of the land" that established how the government would work
The "persona non-grata" to prevent certain people from coming to the U.S.
A "declaration of intent" on how colonist planned to deal with Natives
A "break up letter" with the King for his violation of their rights
10
What colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics
Michigan
Maryland
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
11
What was Southern Colonies economy based around?
Fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and trading
Mining iron and coal, farming cereal grains like wheat and corn.
Plantations, cash crops, using slaves from Africa.
Mining gold, plantations, orchards
12
What are your unalienable rights?
Life, liberty, and property
The pursuit of happieness, money, and drip
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happieness
Liberty, money, and property
13
What was New England's economy based around?
Mining gold, plantations, orchards
Mining iron and coal, farming cereal grains like wheat and corn.
Fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and trading
Plantations, cash crops, using slaves from Africa.
14
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
By passing the Tea Act to raise back the revenue wasted
Passing the Intolerable Acts which included shutting Boston Harbor down
Inacting the Proclomation of 1763 to punish colonist for their impertinence
Putting into law the Stamp Act to pay back for all the paper they submerged
15
What was Spain's Influence in North America
Claimed Florida, Texas, and California. Built Catholic Missions there.
Claimed the Pacific Northwest in search of Oil and Uranium.
Built economic colonies along the Atlantic Seaboard to import raw goods.
Claimed Quebec, and the Ohio River Valley. Traded for furs with Natives.
16
When do you recieve your Unalienable Rights?
When you become a U.S. citizen
When you are born
When you join the military
When you reach the age of 18
17
What is Consent of the Governed?
An Anti-Federalist ideal that the people should have ultimate authority
The thought that the Colonist needed to seek permission before hunting
A response to French pressure that the monarchy should reflect holiness
Belief that the British should get permission from colonist to pass taxes
18
What is the importance of The Battle of Yorktown?
It was the final battle: Britain surrenders and signs Treaty of Paris
It was the first battle: The Shot heard around the world
It was the deadliest battle: Many American's and British lost their lives
It was the turning point battle: France supports the Americans

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