Unit 1 EOC Review Lesson

The purpose of having colonies was to make money for the "Mother Country".

​Mercantilism

2 Distinct Colonial Regions:

• Northern

  • New England

  • Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

*Each region's economy was based on its local geography.*​

​British North America

Multiple Choice

How did each colonial region determine how to make their money?

• The Rules of the Mayflower Compact

• Based on Salutary Neglect

• Decisions Made by Colonial Governments

• Geography and Available Resources

Due to the great distance from Great Britain, the American colonies were allowed to govern themselves.

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Ex: Mayflower Compact

(1st Set of Written Rules)
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Ex: Virginia House of Burgesses

(1st Legislative Body)

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​Salutary Neglect

Fill in the Blanks

​All 3 regions had to farm in some way/shape/form to survive.

Cash Crops vs. Subsistence Farming

​​Farming

​Slavery was most prevalent in the South, but existed across all 3 regions.

​​Slavery

​Salutary Neglect took different forms:
Town Meetings, House of Burgesses, etc.

​​Self-Government

​Many colonists came to the new world to practice their religious beliefs.

(Variety of Groups)

​​Religion

Multiple Choice

According to our notes, which of the following is NOT something all colonial regions had in common?

• Agriculture & Farming

• Self-Government

• Cities & Banking

• Slavery & Indentured Servants

• Europe (Finished Goods)

• Africa (Slaves/Middle Passage)

• North America (Raw Materials)

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​Triangle Trade

Multiple Choice

Which three continents made up the "Triangle Trade"?

• North America, Asia & Europe

• Europe, Africa, & North America

• Africa, Europe, & South America

• North America, South America, & Africa

Known for relying on the Atlantic Ocean, included Massachusetts/Rhode Island, & Strict Religious Society (Puritans/Public Education)

New England Colonies

Tolerant/Diverse region (Quakers) with large cities (Philadelphia/New York) and a blend of farming/trade

​​Middle Colonies

​Isolated rural communities (South Carolina & Virginia) that depended on cash crops (tobacco, rice, etc.) and slavery

​​Southern Colonies

Match

Match the following colonial regions to their correct description below:

• New England

• Middle (Mid-Atlantic)

• Southern

Fishing, Puritans, & Public Education.

Diversity, Tolerance, Quakers, & Farming/Trade.

Cash Crops, Plantations, Slavery, and No Cities.

• Fishing, Puritans, & Public Education.

• Diversity, Tolerance, Quakers, & Farming/Trade.

• Cash Crops, Plantations, Slavery, and No Cities.

Multiple Choice

John Winthrop challenged this Massachusetts group to be a "City Upon a Hill"...

(Positive Religious Example for the World)

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Anglican Church

• Gentry

Multiple Choice

This colony was founded by Roger Williams after being kicked out of Puritan Massachusetts:

• Rhode Island

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

The American Colonies borrowed their political (Govt.) ideas from Great Britain.

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Ex: "Limited Government" means that there is a written set of rules (Constitution) everyone must follow.

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​Limited Government

Self Government in the Colonies

​Mayflower Compact: 1st Written Constitution (set of Rules)

Virginia house of Burgesses: 1st legislative body (law-making group)

New England Town Meetings: Local direct democracy

Multiple Choice

This was the first legislative (law-making group) body in the American colonies:

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• First Great Awakening

Natural Rights: Basic human rights the govt. shouldn't take away w/o just cause.

(Life, Liberty, & Property)

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Social Contract Theory: Govt. should get its power from the people. (Consent of the Governed)

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John Locke

(Enlightenment)

Britain defended colonies in North America vs. the French.

Decided to directly tax the Colonies to pay for war debt.

Led to the end of Salutary Neglect & the American Revolutionary War.

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French & Indian War

Colonists had elected their own leaders and paid taxes to colonial assemblies.

They would not pay taxes to leaders in Parliament they didn't elect.

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No Taxation w/o Representation

Multiple Choice

The French and Indian War led the British Government to directly tax the American Colonies. Why did the colonies have a problem with this?

• British citizens were not expected to pay taxes

• The British government did not offer military protection to the colonists

• American colonists did not elect members of the British Parliament

• American colonists preferred the French system of Salutary Neglect

Dropdown

The Proclamation Line of 1763 limited American expansion to the ​

Select answer

Colonists could only trade with Great Britain w/o paying a tax.

Navigation Acts

​First direct tax placed on the colonies by Great Britain.

​​Stamp Act

5 colonists were killed by British soldiers after violent protests.

(Propaganda)

Boston Massacre

Notable protest by the Sons of Liberty. (Led to Intolerable Acts)

​​Boston Tea Party

Match

Match the following Revolutionary Era events to the correct description below:

• Stamp Act

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Navigation Acts

First direct tax placed on the colonies by Great Britain

5 colonists killed by British soldiers

(Used as propaganda)

Notable protest by the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts

Series of laws meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Colonists forced to trade exclusively with British w/o paying a tax

• First direct tax placed on the colonies by Great Britain

• 5 colonists killed by British soldiers

  (Used as propaganda)

• Notable protest by the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts

• Series of laws meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Colonists forced to trade exclusively with British w/o paying a tax

Break-Up letter written by Thomas Jefferson (1776) to King George III after his rejection of the Olive Branch Petition.

*Not a Constitution*

Publically announced reasons for creation of USA & referenced Locke's Natural Rights.

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Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of the Declaration of Independence?

• It formally announced the creation of the United States of America.

• It referenced the Enlightenment ideas of Natural Rights and Equality.

• It listed the reasons for the break-up with Great Britain (King George III).

• It outlined the basic framework for the new American Government.

Thomas Paine wrote a famous pamphlet in 1776 to convince Americans to join the Patriot cause. (Referenced Natural Rights)

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Common Sense

​"Shot Head Round the World"

Considered the beginning of the American Revolution.

Lexington & Concord

​Major Turning Point of the American Revolutionary War.

France became an American ally after this victory.

Saratoga

​Final Major Battle of the Revolutionary War. USA + French Navy defeated Great Britain.

Yorktown

Match

Match the following Revolutionary War battles to their correct description:

• Lexington & Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Considered to be the start of the Revolutionary war

"Shot heard 'round the world"

Considered a key turning point because France became a US ally after the American victory

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War

• Considered to be the start of the Revolutionary war

  "Shot heard 'round the world"

• Considered a key turning point because France became a US ally after the American victory

• The last major battle of the Revolutionary War

The Articles of Confederation

​1st National Government: Failed because it was too weak

No TMT: No National Taxes, Military, or Regulation of Interstate Commerce.

Hard to Amend (Change): Required ALL states to agree.

Only Major Benefit: Northwest Land Ordinance (5 New States)

Shays' Rebellion: Exposed the WEAKNESS of the 1st national government.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a BENEFIT of the Articles of Confederation?

• Able to Map Out Five New States

• No National Military, Taxes, or Trade Regulation

• Required Unanimous Agreement to Make Amendments

• National Government Powerless to Run the Country

Match

Match the following documents to their correct definition:

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Olive Branch Petition

The weak national government later replaced by US Constitution

Thomas Jefferson's breakup letter with Great Britain

Thomas Paine's revolutionary propaganda pamplet

Last ditch peace offering rejected by King George

• The weak national government later replaced by US Constitution

• Thomas Jefferson's breakup letter with Great Britain

• Thomas Paine's revolutionary propaganda pamplet

• Last ditch peace offering rejected by King George