God, Gold, Glory
The three reasons why European's settled the New World
Pilgrims
A group of people who set sail for Jamestown on the Mayflower but landed instead in Massachusetts; created the first document to establish self-government in the New World.
Salutary Neglect
The British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of British law in the colonies.
Mercantilism
A system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals
Boston Massacre
An event where British soldiers fired shots into a crowd of Bostonian rioters.
Patriots
Group of people who wanted independence from Great Britain
John Adams
Boston man who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and is considered one of the country's founding fathers
Townshend Acts
A tax on lead, paint, and glass in the colonies. The colonists viewed this as unfair since they were represented in parliament.
Lexington and Concord
The first armed conflict on April 19,1775 between militia and the British soldiers
Declaration of Independence
Philosophical document stating basic rights people have and grievances about the king
Loyalists
People who supported staying with Great Britain
European Exploration
Voyages to new territories by European navigators in the 15th century. The most powerful inducement to exploration was trade.
Colonialism
Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
Colonial Self-Government
A colony with an elected government in which elected rulers were able to make most decisions without referring to the colonial power with nominal control of the colony. Representive bodies such as colonial assemblies were a common feature of the governmen
French and Indian War
a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes) for control of disuputed land in the Ohio River Valley.