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| What are the 13 colonies? |
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| Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Massachuetts, Massachuetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Pennslvania, New York, Connecticut, |
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| What was the climate in the backcountry? |
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| The soil varies. Since the Backcountry runs west of ALL the colonies, the growing season varies according to geography and so does the soil. |
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| What were reasources the backcountry? |
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| Wood, forests, water from streams and springs for drinking and for crops, Animals for skins to trade and use for themselves. Fish and game, yellow corn, to feed the cattle, White corn to eat. They ate the cattle they raised |
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| Who were the people in the Backcountry? |
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| Scots-Irish, Native Americans and Europeans |
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| What was New England's climate? |
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| Long cold winters and a short growing season – 3-7 months |
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| What were the reasources in New England? |
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| Rocky soil The sea (Atlantic Ocean) Forests Fish, Whaling, ship-building Timber Slaves in larger towns |
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| Who were the people in New England? |
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| English settlers Scots-Irish Pilgrims, Puritans Enslaved Africans |
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| What was the climate in the Middle Colonies? |
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| Shorter winters and longer growing season Climate of tolerance (Quakers) |
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| What were the reasources of the Middle colonies? |
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| Fertile soil Cattle, fish, furs, iron, pigs, sheep, timber and Cash crops= large farms Close to water – ocean – De and NJ |
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| Who were the people in the Middle colonies? |
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| Diverse population Dutch, Swedish, Irish, African, French German, Welsh, Scottish, English Quakers |
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| what was the climate like in the SOuthern colonies? |
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| Nearly year-long growing season Hot climate most of the year |
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| What were the reasources of the Southern Colonies? |
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Fertile soil Swampy lowlands, Coastal plains
Tobacco, rice, indigo, pigs and corn |
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| Who were the people of the SOuther Colonies? |
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| English settlers and enslaved Africans |
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| what was Bacon's Rebellion? |
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| Govenor Berkley's refusal of Nathnial Bacon's deamand sparked Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Bacon marched into Jamestown and took control of the house of Burgesses and burned Jamestown to the ground . after Bacon's sudden death the rebelleion ended. Berkley hung Bacon's followers. |
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| What was the French and Indian war? |
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French and Native Americans vs. British, colonists, Iroquois2. Where were most of the French forts? St. Lawrence, Lake Erie, W. PA and Ohio River3. Why were the French a lesser threat to the Native Americans than the British? French did not want to change their lifestyle or take their land. They traded guns and ammo for corn and fur.4. Which Native American tribe sided with the British? Iroquios5. Who was Pontiac and what did he do? Sided with the French to keep their land- they fely strongly about getting settlers off the land.6. Detail the Peace of Paris of 1763- known as the Treaty of Paris. French lost all their land except New Orleans, British prohibited western expansion past the Appalachian Mountains.7.
8. What did the colonies gain as a result of the French and Indian War? (3 specific results) Land, Power and Unity in the Colonies
French gave up claims to all land East of the Mississippi, (not New Orleans) British gained power in the new world. No expansion past the Appalachian Mountains. |
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| What are two examples of self government? |
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| Mayflower compact and Bacons rebellion |
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| What are two exaples of freedom of speech? |
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| What are two examples of freedom of religon? |
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| FOunding of PA- Quakers and Rhode Island church vs. state. |
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