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Pre-Colonial Americans Colonial Life Economic Systems and Government Types American Revolution Geography 200 Point 400 Points 600 Points 800 Points 1000 Points 200 Point 400 Points 600 Points 800 Points 1000 Points 600 Points 800 Points 1000 Points Religion in America
The name of the land bridge which people migrated across to get to North and South America
Beringia
Area with the greatest Native American population density in the Americas
Mesoamerica, or Central America
Native American city built on lake Texcoco
Tenochtitlan
This is the definition of Columbian Exchange and three examples
Def: exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and people between Europe and the New World
The name of the powerful tribe that lived in the Chesapeake Bay region when English settlers arrived to set up Jamestown
Powhatan Confederacy
The two dates of the earliest two successful English colonies
Jamestown Plymouth- 1620
This region was probably most dependent on cash crops that required a lot of labor to produce
Southern Colonies
These three moneymakers made the New England colonies wealthy and industrial by the time of the Revolution
Shipbuilding, Timber, Fishing
It’s the region of colonies that is the most religiously tolerant
Middle Colonies
They are the three major nations that competed for land that were still in North America in 1750, and each of their religions
England- Protestant France- Catholic Spain- Catholic
One of these two groups wanted to purify the Anglican Church; the other wanted to break away from it altogether
Puritans- Purify Pilgrims/ Separatists- Break away
These religious sects, or groups, were allowed in Massachusettes
Only Puritans
This religion accepted all people as equal (they wouldn’t even bow to a king to show that he was better than them) and they were pacifists
Quakers
These two colonies were the most religiously tolerant
New York and New Jersey
People formed Maryland to be for this religious group
Catholics
This type of government was what England had when they formed the 13 colonies
Monarchy
This economic system allows the market to decide what is produced and is based completely on supply and demand with no government intervention
(Free Market) Capitalism
This is the type of government/economy where the government decides what is produced and distributes goods to people as it sees fit
Communism
This is the colonial system of government in many New England colonies; it allowed people to have a voice in their local governments
Town Hall Meetings
This is the type of government that Greece developed; we based our own government on the same idea In this type of government there is no king– citizens choose representatives to rule– It’s also what our flag stands for
Bonus: (Direct) Democracy Republic
It’s the number one phrase that drove colonists to have a revolution and declare independence from Britain
Taxation without representation
These four acts (in order, of course) were attempts by Britain to raise revenue for the French/Indian War
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts
He drew this depiction of the Boston Massacre; it was one of the most effective forms of ________ in American history
Paul Revere; propaganda
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
After this act of protest, Britain passed the Coercive, or Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
These three mountain ranges are on the map above 1 2 3
Cascades, Rockies, Appalachian Mountians
Can you name them all? You might get a cookie if you can…
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario (Sally may have every Oreo)
Can you name these four states?
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
How about these 5 rivers?
Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, Columbia
Make your wager
You guessed it! Name all colonies correctly on the map