Semester Exam Review
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| A supposed all water route that cut across North America and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | ||
| The exchange of food, ideas, culture, inventions, disease, plants etc... between Europe and the Americans which resulted from the voyages of Christopher Columbus. | ||
| Colony controlled by one person | ||
| Colony controlled by the king or a representative of the king | ||
| Colony controlled by a business (Jamestown controlled by the London Company) | ||
| founded in 1607 | ||
| Men and women who sold their labor in exchange for passage to America. | ||
| Rebellion in Jamestown against royal authority. | ||
| First representative government in America - White, male, landowners of age met to help the royal governor make laws | ||
| Officially known as Separatists Settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts Thanksgiving - celebration of the spirit of cooperation between the settlers and Native Americans | ||
| First self-government in America A civil body politic- settlers agree on laws for the common good of the colony | ||
| A group of people who organize for a political purpose (term used in the Mayflower Compact) | ||
| Settled in Massachusetts- "The City Upon A Hill" Salem Witch Trials | ||
| The voyage of thousands of Puritans to America | ||
| First written constitution in America | ||
| Founder of Rhode Island Separation of church and state Religious freedom, free speech Fair treatment of Native Americans | ||
| Quaker Founder of Pennsylvania Free speech, freedom of religion, participation in government Fair treatment of Native Americans | ||
| Religious group known as the Society of Friends. They were pacifists, believed that all people were equal, refused to bow and wore simple clothing | ||
| First law granting protection for all Christian religious groups | ||
| The trip slaves made from Africa to the America Many hardships and deaths | ||
| Economic system England imposed on the colonies The colonies provided raw materials to England and England turned the raw materials into manufactured goods | ||
| A series of three trade routes that formed the shape of a triangle. All involved the trading of slaves and each was a loop hole around the Navigation Acts. | ||
| Laws passed by England designed to restrict the growth of colonial businesses and enforce the laws of mercantilism. | ||
| Because of geography (mountains, rocky soil, shallow rivers) and climate (short summers and harsh winters) there was subsistence farming (growing only enough to survive and perhaps a little extra to sell) Industries such as fishing, whaling, lumber, ship building, glass blowing, and other crafts were popular | ||
| Because of geography (more flat land and fewer mountains) and the climate (longer summers and harsh winters) some commercial farming (farming for a profit) was common as well as the production of iron Bread Basket of the Colonies- oats, wheat, corn rye, barley | ||
| Because of geography (flat land and very fertile soil) and the climate (short winters and long, hot summers) the cash crops of tobacco, rice, indigo and sugar were popular. Because these crops are labor intensive, their production required slave labor. | ||
| Large farm which raised cash crops, a self-supporting unit | ||
| Religious movement in the colonies which stressed religious emotion was more important than outward religious behavior. (What was in your heart was more important than your actions.) | ||
| Philosophical movement which stressed science and reason as the paths to knowledge. (Ben Franklin was a famous Enlightenment Figure) | ||
| (1215) First document to take power away from the King and give it to the people. (ex- trial by jury, not by the king) | ||
| England's chief law making body | ||
| An agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament. (No cruel of unusual punishments, you could complain about the government without being arrested.) | ||
| Not strictly enforcing the rules as long as most people are following them | ||
| His trial established freedom of the press in America. | ||
| Also known as the Seven Years War. Fought between England with her American colonies and the French and their Indian allies. The cost of paying for the war would be passed on to the colonies in the form of taxes. | ||
| Famous cartoon drawn by Ben Franklin which encouraged the colonies to join in fighting the British during the French and Indian War. |
