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1.What are 3 Reasons for having
colonies?
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Religion, Desire for land , and economic
opportunity
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2a.What parts of N. Am. did Spain
establish colonies in?
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A. Mexico, Cuba,Central America
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3.a What parts of N. Am. did France establish colonies in?
3.b What did the French mainly obtain through trade with the Indians?
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3a. Canada, Great Lakes, Mississippi River
3b. furs
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4a.What parts of N. Am. did the English
establish colonies in?
4b.Why did they establish colonies in this area?
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A. Along the Atlantic Coast.
b. The Pilgrims, Puritans, Catholics, and Quakers came to practice their own religion. They aimed to own land.
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5.What were indentured servants?
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A property owner paid the cost of passage if a servant agreed to work for a number of years. (4-7years)
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6. Why were enslaved Africans brought to the Southern colonies?
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To raise tobacco, rice, and other crops.
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7.What was the Mayflower Compact?
(Democratic practice)
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The Pilgrims agreed to form their own colonial government and to obey its rules. This was the 1st attempt at self government in the English colonies.
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8.What was the Magna Carta?
(Democratic practice)
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Document agreed to by King John of England, it gave nobles individuals greater rights and made it clear that the nobility and monarchs must obey the law.(King couldn't raise taxes)
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9. What were Town Meetings in New England?
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Political meetings at which people make decisions on local issues.
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11a.What was the French and Indian War?
b. Who won?
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A war between Britain and France in 1754 over land claims in the Ohio River Valley. Many Am. Indians tribes sided with the the French. Edward Braddock commanded the British forces.
b. British- they captured Quebec in 1759 giving the British control of the St. Lawrence River.
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10.What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
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Colonial legislature -Virginia's elected assembly.
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12.What was the Treaty Of Paris 1763?
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Peace agreement that ended the French and Indian War.
France lost most of its colonial empire in N. Am. To the British, including Canada and all lands east of the Miss. River.
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13.What was the main Cause of the American Revolution?
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The French and Indian War left the British with a large debt. To help pay off this debt, the British Parliament sought to tax the colonists. These taxes would eventually lead to the outbreak of the American Revolution.
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14. What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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The British declared that colonists could not settle in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to protect colonists from Am. Indian attacks..
-Many colonist complained that the British had no right to deny them access to these lands after the colonists had fought to obtain them in the French and Indian War.
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15.What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
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To repay the war debt, The British Parliament put a new tax on colonial paper items(newspaper, book, documents, licenses.)
-Many colonist felt this was unfair since they were not represented in Parliament.
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