classwork&webquest

1.)VA Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US? The first attempt failed after obtaining charter from king joint.

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
Land offered
What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
Powhatan
What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
Swamps around Jamestown contained mosquitoes & they got sick.
What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit? Tobacco

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion? As colonist took more land for plantations enraged Indians. Colonist fought wars with Indians in both 1632 and 1644 were the Indians killed many but cont. to lose land as the colonist struck back and disease hit.

Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part; a similar uprising in Maryland occurred later that year.

2.)New England Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World: they wanted to start their own church in New World. Puritans to seek colonies for religions freedom.

Describe Puritan Society: The Puritans came to New England to set up their ideal society so did not tolerate other religious differences. Also, included punishing suspected witches Salem Witch Trial.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: Puritan’s saw Indians as savages and wanted to cultivate Indian land in England farming way. By 1630’s Puritan and Pequot Indians go to war over fur trade and Indians opposition to Puritans.

Describe King Phillip’s War: in 1675 a massive Indian rebellion called King Phillip’s war erupted. Indians won the first with traded for weapons. After Indians defeat many Indians fled to Canada and later raided New England as British and French fought colonial wars.

3.)Other Settlements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:


Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:


Describe French Exploration of the New World:


Describe French founding of New Orleans:
1682, Robert de la Salle, when got to the gulf of Mexico claimed land around the Miss river Basin for France and establish port city of New Orleans.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
1614, Dutch had formed permanent settlement at Fort Nassau called New Netherlands. In 1664 English rivals to the Dutch forced Dutch to give up colony which was renamed New York.

Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
Began as a debt paid by King Charles to Quaker William Penn the land as a proprietary colony. The colony soon peospered because of fertile soil, navigable rivers ect.


4.)Colonial Life Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them? Types of govs in colonies similar but had differences.

Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies: slaves treated like indentured servants but by mid 1600’s most states passed permanent enslave laws.

Describe colonial trade and taxes: the Europeans traded with Africa


Describe the commercial rev in the colonist: most colonist lived on farms but wanted luxury tea.

Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies: Enlightenment Movement in Europe in 1600 and 1700’s wgere thinkers like Rousseau, Locke, and Voltaire looked for natural laws to apply to gov, society, and economics influenced the colonies


Describe the Great awakening in the colonies: a religious movement in mid 1700’s where evangelical preachers traveled from town to town giving emotion packed sermons.

5.)War Of Europe

Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
Between 1689 and 1748 England and France were fighting a series of wars in America over territory.

When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
The British wanted to take out the French but they knew that they had to have Indians on their side to do that.


Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
Washington defeated small French force but had to surrender when French counter attacked.

How do British turn the tide of war? It turned between 1758 and 1759 when British cut off French shipping to Americas which caused many Indians to shift to British.

Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
the Indian groups affected rebelled in Pontiac’s Rebellion capturing several British forts.

Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
investing the blood and money many British wanted greater control of colonies. In 1754 because of the fighting between colonies. Ben Franklin created Albany Plan of Union to unite colonies but the colonies would not agree because feared loss of autonomy and British rejected because feared to hard to manage.

6.) The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs: British colonies very similar. Most colonies had executive and two house leg just like British. Executive appointed by the king.

Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies: British gov not a formal document. Most colonists owned enough property to qualify to vote while most British did not.

Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s: political upheaval in Great Britain and European wars had allowed the elected assemblies to increase power. Assemblies often withheld salaries from unpopular governors.

Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it: colonist protested cause did not think Parliament could tax colonies directly without rep in Parliamant.

7.)The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: the colonist responded to new taxes with protest, boycotts, and street violence especially in mass.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: colonist would not accept direct taxes so the parliament backed off thought would accept indirect takes so pass Townshend Acts. The colonist responded they would not pay any tax to parliament without rep and resented.
Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: March 1770, colonist hurl snowballs & rock at British troops guarding in Boston Guards fired into crowd killing 5.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: most respond by drinking smuggled Dutch tea even though British tea was cheaper.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: colonist enraged by new laws which called the intolerable acts and in Mass. and they responded with violence.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: others agreed with Mass. & sent reps to Philly in 1774 for First Continental Congress.

8.)Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev: Americans were tipped off about approaching troops including Revere's ride.& they responded with militia to drive British back to Boston.

Describe the battle of Lexington: April 19, 1775 war erupted at Lexington and Concord.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress: the rest of the colonies joined New Englanders and took control of war under Washington also some wanted to declare independence but many wanted to stay part of Britain.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies: June of 1776 Common Sense by Thomas Paine & they responded by appointing committee to write independence document.

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence: July 4, 1776 congress approves it, written almost by Thomas Jefferson which denounced the king of England.

Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. Missionary- a person who is religious & to bring the word to other places.
2. Viceroy-someone who is a royal official who runs a country.
3. Northwest Passage- a sea passage through the Arctic Ocean & North America and in the middle of the Canadian Arctic.
4. Samuel De Champlain- The father of “New France”
5. Charter- is the grant of rights.
6. Joint stock company-a type of business involving two or more people.
7. Powhatan- the father of Pocahontas
8. House of Burgess- was elected lower house in the legislative assembly.
9. Royal Colony- a colony ruled.
10. Proprietary Colony-is a colony that is more private land owners.
11. Puritan- a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England
12. Separatist-a person who separates or leaves from the church.
13. Pilgrim-a traveler to a place or region.
14. Mayflower Compact-an agreement between the pilgrims on the ship and to live in a civil society living by their own laws.
15. John Winthrop-obtained a royal character and led a group of English Puritans to the New World.
16. Pequot War- a war between Connecticut colonists that happened in 1637.
17. King Phillip’s War- was a conflict between the Native Americans and their Native American allies from 1675-1676.
18. Bacon’s Rebellion- was uprising in 1676 in Virginia Colony, the leader was Nathaniel Bacon. The first rebellion was the American colonies.
19. Pocahontas- was an Indian princess and have assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown and converted to Christianity.
20. Walter Raleigh- was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, and solider. He was born to a protestant family.
21. Indentured servant-a laborer under contract for a fixed period of time.
22. Triangular trade- brings foods or trading between America, Africa and Europe.
23. Magna Carta- is an English legal character
24. English Bill of Rights- an act declaring the rights and passed by parliament in December 1689.
25. Habeas corpus- is a legal action which a person can seek relief from unlawful punishment.
26. Salutary neglect- was an undocumented. British policy avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws.
27. Mercantilism- is an economic theory that holds the prosperity.
28. Navigation Act- a series of laws that were restricted the giving of foreign shipping between England.
29. Enlightenment- is used to describe a time in western philosophy and cultural.
30. Benjamin Franklin- 1706–90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor.
31. George Washington-was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
32. French Indian War- the war between Great Britain and France in North American 1754-1763.
33. Pontiac’s Rebellion- a war in 1763 of Native American tribes from the Great Lakes region.
34. Proclamation of 1763- was issued October 7, 1763 by King George 3rd after the French and Indian war & The Seven Years’ War
35. Albany Plan of Union-in 1754 was proposed by Ben Franklin at the Albany Congress.
36. Stamp Act- was taxed imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America.
37. John Adams- an American politician & the 2nd president of the United States (1797-1801).
38. Patrick Henry- served as the first and sixth post-colonial governor of Virginia 1776 to 1779.
39. Sons of Liberty- was a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the pre-independence British North American colonies
40. non-importation agreement-
41. Boston Massacre- was an incident led to deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on march 5,1770
42. committee of correspondence- were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies
43. Boston Tea Party- direct action by colonists the officials refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain.
44. Intolerable Acts- laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America.
45. First Continental Congress- was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774
46. Militia- composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense
47. Loyalist- American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain
48. Second Continental Congress- declaration of independent was adopted by the second cont. congress
49. George Washington-
50. Thomas Paine- was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary and the author of common sense.
51. Declaration of Independence- July 4,1776
52. Thomas Jefferson- was the 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence(1776),
53. Natural Rights
54. Cornwallis- surrender at Yorktown
55. Yorktown
56. Saratoga-battle in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.