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partnership; partner
(During exploration, the English and Spanish were NOT allies; during the French and Indian War, the French were allies with Native Americans.) |
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| people who settle in another land but remain citizens of their original country; territory separate from the country that governs it |
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| formal document of a representative self-government (ex.: Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims) |
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| said colonies could only trade with England |
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| said colonies could not move further west than the Appalachian Mountains |
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| French emissary (representative) who worked as a secret agent to assist Washington during the Revolutionary War |
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legal body for making laws.
(examples: Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Mayflower Compact) |
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| making goods out of raw materials |
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| government led by a king or queen |
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| pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for complete independence from Great Britain |
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| duty, promise, contract, responsibility |
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| small booklet like Thomas Paine's Common Sense |
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| sent to King George III by colonists asking for peace and protection of their rights |
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| large farms that used slave labor, particularly in the South |
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| providing shelter. The Quartering Act required colonists provide food and shelter for British soldiers in their homes |
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| Ben Franklin's proposal to unite 13 colonies under one government--did not pass |
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| Richard Henry Lee's proposal |
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| that the colonies should break away from Great Britain to be an independent nation |
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| refuse to follow rules; go against authority |
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| Great Britain tax on printed material for the colonists, later repealed |
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| person chosen to act on behalf of a group |
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| representative government |
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| legislative group made up of people chosen to act on behalf of their groups--examples include the Virgina House of Burgesses in Jamestown and the colonial legislature |
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| opposition (The colonists resisted being ruled by Great Britain) |
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| Colonist who resisted the Stamp Act (tax on printed material) |
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| competitor or enemy; ex: France and Spain were rivals of Great Britain in exploration |
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| show or indicate by a sign |
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| trade illegally; ex: the colonists smuggled molasses to avoid paying the tax |
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| lowered the tax on molasses so colonists would stop smuggling |
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cloth--
America had cotton (raw materials) that was shipped to Great Britain for their textile industry (manufacturing of cloth and clothing) |
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| do well, like tobacco crops in the hot climate of the South |
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| line that divided the unexplored world between Spain and Portugal; Spain got all land to the west, Portugal got all land to the east |
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| the end of French power in North America--France gave up lands and continent was divided between Great Britain and Spain with the Mississippi River as the border. |
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| ended the Revolutionary War--Great Britain recognized the US as an independent country |
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government in which a tyrant (or dictator) has absolute power and often governs harshly
ex.: King George III was viewed by the colonists as a tyrant |
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| Refers to North America, South America, and Central America (the land bridge between N & S America) |
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| 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution |
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| Virginia and Maryland, by the Atlantic Ocean |
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| The troops led by George Washington |
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| the right to buy and sell with any country |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| 1st written constitution in America |
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| "hit and run" techniques of battle, ways to ambush the enemy--colonists learned these ways to fight from the Native Americans |
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| powerful Native American tribe who were allied with the British during the French and Indian War |
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| imaginary line in the Atlantic dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal |
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| document that limited the power of the King of England--it protected people against cruel and unusual punishmnent and protected the rights of the people. It was signed in 1215. |
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| the idea that a nation's power depends on its wealth, so you must sell more than you buy |
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| soldiers ready to fight at a moment's notice |
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| the Northern, Southern and Middle Colonies (the original 13 colonies) |
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| water route to Asia through North America |
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| the legislative part of the British government |
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| colonists who supported America's fight for independence |
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| one of the group that left England for religous freedom and landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts |
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| Protestant who wanted to reform the Anglican Church |
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| lack of attention that is a benefit; for example, England left the colonies alone for a while which worked to their advantage |
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| person who wanted to leave the Anglican Church to form a new church |
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| leader of the Sons of Liberty |
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| led by Sam Adams, this group protested the British Acts like the Stamp Act, and participated in the Boston Tea Party |
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| growing just enough food to feed a family, not enough to sell for profit |
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| flat lowlands near the coast |
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| privileges people are entitled to at birth, like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness--rights that can't be taken away without due process |
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| period when European nations sent explorers to search for a route to Asia |
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