What was the main reason for French exploration of the new world?

• To spread their Catholic faith

• Acquire wealth through the Fur Trade

• To gain a greater understanding of the world

• Conquor as much territory as possible for the Kingdom of France

What is the main reason for British exploration?

• To escape religious persecution

• Gain territory and vast power

• To compete with France in the Fur Trade

• To establish more missions than Spain

The Mayflower Compact in 1620 is one of America's greatest examples of...

• Legal business ventures

• Literary writing in the 17th century

• Self-Government

• Epic poetry

The New England Colonies economic system was based on...

• Tobacco and Cotton

• Mining precious metals such as Gold and Silver

• Agriculture/

  Farming

• Manufacturing/ Ship Building/

  Fishing

Maryland colony was founded for...

• Religious Freedom

• Economic reasons

• To bring Power to the King of England

• Establish a new American Monarchy

What type of person was Maryland founded for?

• Wealthy/well to do colonists

• Refugees of war

• Catholics

• Debtors

Why did colonists need self-government?

• To establish a colony wide religion

• To establish new religious denominations

• To make more money

• To handle the issues the King could not, given the great distance

Americans felt the King should have had ___________ before taxing them

• Soldiers

• Power

• Compassion

• The consent of the governed

What are Unalienable Rights?

• Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Rights you do not have

• Libertas, Authoritas, and Dignitas

What makes Saratoga significant?

• Andrew Jackson defeats the British

• The United States gains France as an ally

• Germany decides to join the United States side in the war

• Britain surrenders and the war is over