This is a test on Chapters 1 and 2 in the book. It includes information from Columbus to the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Jefferson
John Locke
The Virginia colony.
The Colony of Rhode Island.
The Georgia colony.
The Charles Town colony.
They were immune to many diseases.
They had superior weapons.
They knew the land better.
They had better technology.
Rocky Mountains
Ohio River
Appalachian Mountains
Hudson River
Stamp tax
Sugar tax
Paper tax
Glass tax
Revolutionary War
British and French War
French and Indian War
War of the Colonies
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
French and Indian War
Virginia Resolves
Boston Massacre
Coercive Acts
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Townshend Acts
Common Sense
Committee of correspondence
Minutemen
Loyalists
House of Burgesses
Massachussetts Provincial Congress
First Continental Congress
Philadelphia Congress
A British ship seized an American ship without warrant.
The colonists burned a British ship that had run aground.
A British crew seized food from an American ship.
The colonists forced a British ship carrying tea to return home.
Territorial ownership
Agricultural knowledge
Superior weapons
Abundance of food
Harsh conditions in Holland
Unfair taxation
Depression in England's wool industry
Forced enlistment in the miliatary
The government controlled all religious matters.
The settlers closely aligned with the Anglican Church.
The colonists believed they had a right to take Native American land.
Different religious beliefs were tolerated.
They could use slaves as collateral and expand their plantations.
The use of slave labor could help them receive tax credits.
More and more Englishmen wanted to become indentured servants.
The advances in technology demand more efficiency.