13 colonies

What was the Mayflower Compact? Why is it important?

Document that called for "just and equal laws." early form of representative government

What was the Virginia House of Burgesses? Why is it important?

Voters elect government. Early form of representative government.

What was the Albany Plan of Union and whose idea was it? Why did the colonies say no to it?

Ben Franklin, unite the colonies to help the British defeat the French, colonies did not want to lose individual governments, they felt they would not have a voice.

What was the last major conflict fought in the US before the American revolution? Who were the main countries involved in this war?

French and Indian war, France and Britain

What was Salutary Neglect and how did it impact the colonies?

British were laid back and did not enforce the laws, allowed the colonists economic freedom

What was the Quartering Act?

Colonist had to provide housing and food for British soldiers

What were the Intolerable Acts? How did it hurt the colonies?

Closed the Boston Harbor, hurt their economy

How did the colonists feel about the British taxes? What did they want?

No taxation without representation", they felt they should have a voice in the government if they were going to be taxed.

What was the Boston Massacre?

-Heightened/highlighted the tension between the colonists and British soldiers.
-5 colonist were shot and killed during a protest
-Fuel for Revolutionary War

What group participated in the Boston Tea Party? How did Britain react to the Boston Tea Party?

-Sons and Daughters of liberty
-Britain responded by passing the Intolerable/Coercive Acts, where they closed the Boston Harbor.

Why did colonists have to provide food and shelter for British soldiers?

Quartering Act

What are some forms of early representative governments?

Mayflower Compact, Town Hall Meetings, Virginia House of Burgesses

Who was the First Continental Congress and what event led them to form this group? What did they decide?

A group of patriots/ representatives who organized to rebel from Britain, and they decided to boycott British goods. The event that started this was the Intolerable Acts

Who were the Son's/Daughters of Liberty? Name one event that they pulled off as a protest to Britain?

A group of people who opposed British Rule, wanted Independence. They committed the Boston Tea Party.

What other group modeled the same beliefs as the Sons/Daughters of Liberty?

Committees of Correspondence

What were colonists who remained loyal to the King called?

Loyalists/Torreys

Who is the most famous colonist from the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Paul Revere: known for the Midnight Ride

What was the name of the army that fought in the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Minute Men

What was the Middle Passage? What were conditions like on the slave ship?

The journey of enslaved Africans from Africa to America across the Atlantic Ocean. It was cramped, hot, horrible, and unhealthy conditions.

What is propaganda?

Piece of media that aimed to influence your opinions and beliefs(Boston Massacre)

What does it mean to protest?

When you refuse to do something or create awareness about something you view as unjust.

What are some colonial advantages during the Revolutionary War?

-Fighting at home, knoe the land
-fast and accessible to resources
-passion to fight/win

Seven Years War

French and Indian War