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Indigenous People, Colonialism, and Revolution

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  • What was the effect of Great Britain over taxing the colonies?
    The colonists protested and eventually fought for their freedom
  • Why was the trading system in colonial times called "triangular trade"?
    because it was a trade between three continents and formed a triangle when you looked at the routes
  • How did winning the Revolutionary War change the United States?
    It became America, a nation of free states!
  • Why did Great Britain pass lots of new taxes on the colonists after the French and Indian war?
    to pay for the debt that they had gotten from the war
  • Why was trading so important for the colonies?
    They exported raw materials so that imports could be made to ship to them for their survival
  • What does "No taxation with representation" mean?
    Colonists did not want to be taxed without having a person to represent their interests in the British Government
  • What knowledge did British colonists share with native americans?
    their knowledge of private land ownership
  • Why do ancestors of cultures (ex. navajo indians) continue to follow old customs, such as a method of making food or basketweaving, when ways have been developed that make some of these procedures easier?
    to stay connected to the culture of their ancestors
    they don't like modern manufacturers
    they don't like americans
    they are interested in it
  • True or False: Colonies in each region produced goods specific to the climate and available resources.
    TRUE
  • What was the native american perspective on the first Thanksgiving?
    It marked a time when they helped others to survive and then led to their destruction and loss of land and loved ones
  • all cultures have traditional songs that are an important part of daily life and are used during special occasions. what is the purpose of these songs?
    They give economic plans for the culture
    They outline laws
    The describe the environment
    They reflect the cultural norms of society
  • What knowledge did native americans share with the colonists?
    their knowledge of growing crops
  • Which set of colonies had the most imports/exports of all the colonies?
    new england colonies
    middle colonies
    southern colonies
  • Is a secondary source credible? Why?
    It can be, it depends on the research and bias
  • Why did colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor?
    to protest the taxes that were put on tea
  • is a primary source credible? Why?
    yes, it is from the exact time you are researching and is a first person account
  • What was the colonists perspective on the first Thanksgiving?
    colonists were thankful for the help they had received from the native americans and were celebrating their first large harvest
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