Spring Review '24

What was the initial reason for European Exploration? (What were they looking for?)

• Discover a new sea route to Asia (Northwest Passage)

• To find the Seven Cities of Gold

• The Artic Ocean

What do the "3 G's" represent? What is the meaning of each?

• God: spread religion

• Gold: economic opportunities

• Glory: expand empires

• Gifts: receive from other countries

What was the main motivation for British exploration and colonization?

• to escape religious persecution

• to prepare for war with European nations

Colonization: Identify the INCORRECT colonial region ECONOMIES described by the words below:

1. Breadbasket, Wheat, Trade:

2. Fishing, Shipbuilding, Lumber:

3. 3. Agriculture, Cash Crops, Slavery:

• 1. 1=Mid-Atlantic (Middle)

• 2. 2=New England

• 3. 3=Southern

• 2=Southern

Choose the answer that correctly completes the sentences: -

Because of their Christian principles, __________ believed slavery was wrong and wanted equality for all, including women.

__________ settled in the New England colonies to escape religious persecution.

-Lord Baltimore created a refuge in Maryland for __________ seeking religious freedom.

Slaves brought to the colonies as part of the Triangular Trade were sent to the __________ region and were forced to work on __________.

• Quakers, Puritans, Catholics, southern, plantations

• Pilgrims, Frenchmen, Quakers, northern, factories

Match the early form of government with its definition:

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Considered the first written constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Considered the first legislative assembly group that made laws

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• A social contract that established self government

Salutary Neglect: England's "hands off" approach as long as colonists remained loyal. This led to self/representative government.

How did Salutary Neglect contribute to the rise of representative government in the colonies?

• By controlling trade with other countries

• By neglecting political affairs of the colonies

Match the following causes of the American Revolution:

• A Tax on Newspaper/legal documents/paper

• Townshend Act

• Closed Boston Harbor to get money back

• Stamp Act

• A Tax on glass, lead, paper, and teas

• Intolerable Act

• A cruel and oppressive government/ruler

• Tyranny

Place the following phrases/words under the correct document.

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• July 4,1776 & Thomas Jefferson

• Peanut Butter

• James Madison & Bill of Rights

• Constitution
• Jelly

• Declaration of Independence

We often speak of the men who fought during the American Revolution, but women were also involved. Many women worked tirelessly to raise funds for the troops. What might those funds have been used for?

• uniforms and equipment for the army

• raising families back home