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Colonial America

Jamestown First permanent English settlement in North America that was founded in 1607.
House of Burgesses General assembly of colonists in Virginia that became the first elected legislative body in North America.
France Made settlements in North America and established a fur trade with Native Americans.
Town Meetings Gatherings in New England where Puritan men could discuss and vote on local matters.
Indentured servants Poor settlers from Europe who signed contracts to work for 4 - 6 years to pay the costs of their voyage to America.
Middle Colonies New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
New England Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
Mayflower Compact 1620 declaration by the Pilgrims that they would practice self government in America.
1619 African Slaves first arrived in the Virginia Colony.
Cash Crops Grown to be sold or exported.
Middle Passage Route by which Europeans transported enslaved Africans to be sold in the Americas.
Virginia Company of London Joint stock company of English investors who received a charter from the King to create a colony in North America.
French and Indian War Conflict in North America that was fought between 1754 - 1763 between Great Britain and its colonists and France and its Native American allies.
Ohio River Valley Region in North America that was claimed by both Great Britain and France - Led to the French and Indian War.
Puritans English Protestants who settled in New England to establish a place to worship God as they chose.
Southern Colonies Economy Cash crops such tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Middle Colonies Economy Grains such as wheat, barely, and oats, corn, and trade in urban centers.
Middle Colonies Society Population made up of diverse groups who largely tolerated different religious beliefs.
New England Colonies Economy Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, lumbering, and subsistence farming.
Planters Wealthy landowners in the Southern colonies who owned plantations that grew cash crops.
Import Colonies ________________ silver, gold, and other raw materials to a mother country.
Triangular Trade Trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Treaty of Paris 1763 agreement that ended the French and Indian War with France ceding its territory in North America to Great Britain.
New England Colonies Society NOT tolerant of those who did not follow the Puritan church's rules.
John Rolfe English colonist who bought tobacco seeds to Jamestown.
Pilgrims A group of Puritan separatists who first established the settlement of Plymouth in 1620.
Proclamation of 1763 Law by King George III that prohibited English colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains.
Benjamin Franklin Colonist who created this cartoon to unify the colonies during the French and Indian War.
George Washington Virginia colonist who was ordered to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley.
Spain Established settlements in North America to find riches and convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
England Established 13 colonies along the Eastern Seaboard of North America.
Debt Great Britain's national ______________ doubled during the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act 1764 action by Great Britain to tax sugar, molasses, silk, wine, and coffee being imported into the colonies.
Stamp Act 1765 action by Great Britain to tax all papers that were printed in the colonies.
Sons of Liberty Group of colonists who resisted British taxes in Boston (MA) - Led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Stamp Act Congress 1765 meeting where representatives from many of the colonies met and declared to Great Britain the colonies could not be taxed without representation.
Powhatan Confederacy Groups of Native Americans in Virginia who clashed with English settlers in Jamestown over land and resources.
Disease Native Americans were devastated by ___________ after interactions with Europeans.
Finsihed Goods A mother country sells ____________________ to a colony.
Mercantilism Economic theory that motivated strong nations to seek overseas colonies in order to gain wealth from importing silver, gold, and other raw materials.
Townshend Acts 1767 action by Great Britain to tax glass paint, lead, and tea being imported into the colonies.
Plymouth English settlement founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.
Massachusetts Bay English colony established by the Puritans in 1630.
Great Britain Winner of the French and Indian War.
Native Americans Allies with France during the French and Indian War.
American Colonists Fought alongside British troops in the French and Indian War.
Writs of Assistance General search warrants declared by Great Britain in an effort to prevent smuggling in the American colonies.
Boston Massacre 1770 incident in which British troops fired on and killed 5 colonists in Boston (MA).
Boston Tea Party 1773 protest in which the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) 1774 actions by Great Britain that closed the Port of Boston and placed the Massachusetts Colony under direct royal control.
Samuel Adams and John Hancock Leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
Christopher Columbus Explorer who led Spanish ships to land in the Caribbean in 1492.
Tobacco Cash crop that made Jamestown a profitable settlement.
Nathaniel Bacon Led a failed revolt against Virginia's governor and ruling class in 1676 that was supported by poor farmers, servants, and slaves.
First Continental Congress 1774 meeting in Philadelphia of representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies in protest of the Coercive Acts.
Southern Colonies Society Power was concentrated among wealthy planters.
Roanoke First English colony in North America that disappeared by 1590.
John Smith English adventurer at Jamestown who enacted discipline, encouraged farming, and sought trade with Native Americans.
Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
William Penn Quaker that purchased land from Native Americans to establish Pennsylvania as a model of justice, peace, and religious freedom.
Plantations Large farms that grew cash crops.
Fort Necessity Location where George Washington was forced to surrender to French troops in 1754.
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