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  • What social contract was signed by the Pilgrims?
    Mayflower Compact
  • Name 2 causes of the American Revolution
    Taxation without representation, distance from Britain, Civil Liberties
  • Why did the French colonize North America?
    Trade fur with Native Americans
  • What is consent of the governed?
    The idea that the government's power rests with the people
  • Which region exported agricultural goods?
    Middle Colonies
  • What document lists grievances against the King and unalienable rights?
    Declaration of Independence
  • Which era did Jamestown begin?
    Colonization
  • What law prohibited colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains?
    Proclamation of 1763
  • What battle ended the American Revolution?
    Battle of Yorktown
  • What did Americans send Europeans under Triangular Trade?
    raw materials
  • What Enlightenment philosopher wrote about unalienable rights?
    John Locke
  • Why did James Oglethorpe found Georgia?
    To block Spain and give debtors a fresh start
  • What did New England export?
    Fish, ships, and lumber
  • What country helped the Patriots after the Battle of Saratoga
    France
  • Why did colonists form their own governments?
    They were too far from Great Britain
  • What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
    Saratoga
  • Why did self government grow in the 13 coloines?
    Distance from Britain
  • What religious group found a haven in Maryland?
    Catholics
  • Why did England colonize North America
    for religious and social reasons
  • Why did Europeans explore?
    wealth, territory, religion and empires
  • What document listed grievances against King George III?
    Declaration of Independence
  • What did Europeans send Africans under Triangular Trade?
    Manufactured goods
  • Where were Europeans initially trying to go during the Exploration Era?
    Asia
  • What was mercantilism?
    Britain controlled trade
  • Who was the general of the Continental Army?
    George Washington
  • What grievance best explains why colonists were upset about economic policies after the French and Indian war
    For taxing us without our consent
    He has refused his Assent to laws
    He has restricted our trade with all parts of the world
    He has quartered among us large bodies of armed troops
  • What laws punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
    Intolerable Acts
  • What colony was founded by Pilgrims and Puritans for religious freedom?
    Massachusetts
  • What are your unalienable rights?
    life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
  • Why did the 3 colonial regions have different economies?
    They had different geographies
  • What colonies' economies centered around tobacco?
    Southern colonies
  • Why did Spain colonize North America?
    To spread Catholic missions