What does the etext mean by "The quest for freedom drove the establishment of the colonies
We wanted freedom
What are some things people might do to attain freedom?
Protest, revolt, risk their lives
Who moved to the new world and why
The Puritans and the Pilgrims came to the new world seeking religious freedom
Who moved to Pennsylvania and Maryland and why
The Quakers and the Catholics looking for religious freedom
Who was here before the Pilgrims arrived?
The native Americans
Who was here before the Pilgrims arrived?
Native Americans
Long before Christopher Columbus "arrived" in the new world
...people had been living in the Americas for at least tens of thousands of years..."(Holt McDougal Literature)
"...more than 300 di?erent Native American cultures in North America" (Holt McDougal Literature)
"... 200 di?erent languages spoken" (Holt McD
What proof is there of this statement in the values of "equality and opportunity" fostered by "Americans" and the "nobility and class of paupers" in England?
Monarchy- god given right to rule
Democracy- people have the authority to choose their governing legislation
Why does your book put quotes around the word "American"? What has not happened yet in the colonies?
Technically, it's termed The New Word because we have not declared our independence from England yet. That won't happen until 1776.
What two groups were not included in the equality equation?
-Enslaved African Americans and indentured servants.
-Although this colonization is the reason we are here today, Native Americans and African Americans paid the heaviest price.
According to the etext, what prompted the need for the Constitution of the United States?
Each state could not function on its own
what "urged the creation of what became the Bill of Rights"?
US Constitution still not enough of a guarantee
function on its own
What TWO groups were left out of the liberties granted by the documents mentioned in the above question? How does this make you feel?
African Americans and Women
Patrick Henry
Speech in the Virginia Convention
Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography
Abigail Adams
Letter to John Adams
Olaudah Equiano
From The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Paraphrase the following quote: "By the mid- 1700s, most Americans took pride in being in charge of their colonial governments, so the demands that Great Britain began to make after winning the French and Indian War led inevitably to trouble.
Once the colonists realized that they could make it on their own, they began to resent Britain's tight grip and harsh restrictions.
What did the colonists call the laws that England imposed on them in 1774?
Intolerable Acts
What did the intolerable act do
-Closed the city's harbors
-Gave more control to Britain
- Forbade town meetings
without approval
-Protected British o?cials
charged with crimes
- Housed British troops in
American homes
What does the eText say about the First and second Continental Congress
the ?rst, second attempts by the colonists to avoid war.
This is not stated directly in the etext, but what are they making an allusion to when they state words like"self- evident" and "unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." When was this document they are referrin
By July of 1776, we declared war - Declaration of Independence
What does the following quote from the etext show: "The colonies had a population of about 2.5 million and no standing military forces. By contrast, Great Britain boasted a population of about 7.5 million as well as the world's most powerful army and navy
-The odds were against us: outnumbered and
outtrained
-One of our only advantages was that the war took
place on our territory gave us an advantage
(familiarity and motivation)
What country does the etext claim "enabled the Americans to win the decisive battle at Yorktown"?
-"Then, in 1778, France entered the war on the side of the Americans. It was the French aid that enable the Americans to win the decisive battle at Yorktown.
-In 1783, the Treaty of Paris o?cially brought the American Revolution to an end.
-American Revol