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Describe the French and Indian relationship.
They were business partners
What were two goals of the early explorers?
To find a water route to Asia, to increase their wealth and power.
What were the goals of the Spanish Missionaries?
To teach their religion to the Natives.
What trade activity did the French and Dutch have in common?
They were both fur traders.
What document is most like the Mayflower Compact?
The constitution
Who was the Georgia colony supposed to be colonized by?
English debtors
What is an indentured servant?
A person who works off a debt to the person who paid for their transportation to the new world.
Why did the people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?
The regions had different geographies and resources.
What was the effect of Magna Carta in England?
It limited the power of the king.
Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.
Describe the Middle Passage.
the ocean crossing route of the slaves to North America.
What was the Continental Army Composed of?
troops from all the colonies.
Why did the founding fathers write the Declaration of Independence?
to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson felt the power for a ruler to lead came from who?
the citizens.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was what?
An act of treason
What was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war?
supply shortages, poorly trained soldiers .
