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Colonies Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who's war was NA vs. miltias? | King Phillip's |
| What did the Indians want from trade? | tools, weapon, and goods |
| What did the colonists want from trade? | Furs |
| Who did the French allie with? | the Algonquian/Huron |
| Who did the english allie with? | The Iroquois league |
| Who did the natives trust? And why? | The French because their forts were smaller and less threatening |
| What did the French and English fight over in the French and Indian war? And why? | The ohio river valley, because of its fur trade profits |
| Where was the 1st battle held in the French and Indian war? | Ft. Necessity |
| What was the turning point in the French and Indian war? | Great Britain captured the French city Quebec. |
| What officially ended the French and Indian war in 1763? | The treaty of Paris. |
| What did the treaty of paris state? | Canada is given to Great Britain, and Great Britain get all the land to the East of the Mississippi river. France got 2 small islands, and the New Orleans, France basically was booted out of America. |
| What places did the colonists venture to? | Virginia, the carolinas, and the ohio river valley. |
| Who opposed the new setterlers? | Cheif pontiac |
| Who was upset due to loss of trade? | Kind George the third |
| What did king george issue? and what did it mean? | He issued the proclomation of 1763, which banned settlers from traveling west of the appalachian mnt. |
| What did the English colonies have their own of? | own governmental power given by a charter, own governor who served as the head of the gov't, and advisory council to the governor |
| What colony was the first to have their own legislature? | Virginia |
| New England was know for what? | Have their own town meetings |
| What did the English pass? What did it mean? | They passed the English Bill of Rights. This act reduced the powers of the monarch and increased the power of the parliament |
| What did most colonial courts releft beliefs of? | local community |
| How was the trial of John Peter Zenger significant? | JPZ published the NEW YORK WEEKLY which criticized NY's governor, John Cosby, Cosby arrested JPZ for libel, the courts ruled in favor of JPZ- not guilty (started freedom of speach) |
| What was the main reason to colonize the new world? | to earn money |
| What did many Western Europeans practice? What is it? | Mercantilism, and it is a system of maintaining wealth through controlled trade. |
| What did parliament pass? What did it mean? | The Navigation acts, it prohibited colonists to trade with other countries other than England. |
| What was the effect of this law? | Not all colonists supported these laws, and British officials rarely carred out these laws |
| What was the Great Awakening? | It was a huge religious Movement in the colonines throught the colonies |
| Who were two of the most important leaders of Georgia? | Jonathon Edwards and George Whitefield |
| What did the Enlightenment spread? | The idea of reason and logice could improve society, and how government should work. |
| Whey believed that there should be a social contract between who? | The government and the citizens |
| John Locke inspired what idea? | life, liberty, and property |
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