#1 What were the reasons for European exploration in to the Americas?

1. #1 What were the reasons for European exploration in to the Americas? • The colonists wanted to start a new life. Others wanted to get free of taxes. Then there were those who sought adventure. Most wanted to follow their own faiths. And of course, there were those that sought out fame and glory. There were even people who wanted riches and wealth.

2. Question #2 A. list the significance of 1607. B. List the significance of 1620 B. In 1620 the Pilgrims docked in America from England A. In 1607 Jamestown, Virginia was founded

3. 5. Compare and contrast the economy of the 3 regions. New England Middle/Breadbasket Southern The New England colonies profited by fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, and other water related activities. Because of their close proximity to coast, they gained much from their trade with England. The Breadbasket colonies profited from agriculture. They made profit by growing and selling goods, mainly the wheat products that were abundant there. The Southern colonies' economy relied heavily on agriculture. They--like the Breadbasket colonies--made profit by growing and selling goods. They had the largest slave population due to the demand of plantation workers.

4. Question #6 List the religious groups by the region The southern region was mostly Catholics. The middle region was very diverse with the religions there. New England was dominated by Congregationalists

5. 7. List the significance of the political bodies in the 3 regions.  For all of  the three regions, the mayflower compact, Virginia house of burgesses, and the fundamental orders of Connecticut all gave the colonist a sense of self-government.  The Virginia house of burgesses was the first legislative body to make laws for Virginia   The mayflower compact was created so that pilgrims could live in peace and practice their own religion The fundamental orders of Connecticut were a list of laws of things that you should and shouldn’t do 

6.   Question 8:   A: What is salutary neglect? B: In what ways did this aid I the development of government in the colonies?  To pay the war debt the British ended their policy of Salutary Neglect in the colonies. It helped develop the establishment of self-government.

7. #9 What is the concept of mercantilism? How does mercantilism affect the colonies? How do the colonies react to mercantilism policies? • The idea of mercantilism is a nation's existence on power, and power depended on wealth. • Mercantilism effected the colonies because to enforce it England passed a series of Navigation Acts. • The colonies react to the mercantilism policies by protesting and boycotting British goods.

8. 10.What Characterizes a Favorable Balance of Trade? The characteristics of a favorable trade are if your exports are more than your imports.

9. #11Appalachian Mountains. Was the border for the 13 colonies. Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut,Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

10.       Religious tolerance was important to keep peace with each other and with the Indians. Religious tolerance was practiced in Pennsylvania. The reason why this colony practiced this is because Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers. The Quakers were peace makers and accepted many other religions and kept peace with the native Indians because the practiced religious tolerance.    #12Why is religious tolerance important and which colony practiced religious tolerance 

11. 13) What is the columbian exchange? The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade following Christopher Columbus 's 1492 voyage. Invasive species including communicable diseases, were a byproduct of the Exchange. The changes in agriculture significantly altered and changed global populations. The most significant immediate impact of the Columbian exchange was the cultural exchanges and the transfer of people (both free and enslaved) between continents.

12. 14.)What is the triangle trade route and middle passage? The triangular trade is a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another. And the middle passage is the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.

13. What was the Albany plan and its purpose? Who created it?Question #15 In 1754, the Albany Plan of Union, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, was a plan to have a more centralized government on British North America. 

14. #16 What war was fought from 1754 1763. The French and Indian War Causes • Britain  owned the upper Ohio river valley, but the French were predominating in that area. British claims were put down by the French.    Results  • The British beat the French in Paris when the French signed the treaty of Paris which gave the colonist the land west of the Appalachian mountains.

15. 17. What effects did this war (French and Indian war) have on Great Britain and the 13 colonies? Great Britain The British victory in the French and Indian war effected the British empire in many ways. First it meant a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. But due to the cost of the war British fell into great debt. And due to the debt, the British heavily taxed the 13 colonies. They also didn’t let them move into the newly claimed territory; because of the angered native Indians. 13 colonies Due to the taxes that the British placed on the 13 colonies and how they weren't allowed to move west angered them and they started protesting. But the British kept taxing them and eventually the colonies were done with dealing with Great Britain. So they declared their independence from Britain the Revolutionary war begun.

16. 18 A. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress? B. How did colonists feel about the economic policies imposed by Great Britain? A. The Stamp Act congress was a group of representatives that was formed to protest taxes passed upon the colonists.       B. The colonists were upset with the policies passed upon them. They were so upset that they started protests and attacked British officials.

17. Question #19 The purpose Sons of Liberty was, it helped to fight the taxation caused by the British government, it played a huge role in ending the "Stamp Act".

18. Question # 20 A. what is civil disobedience?             It is when someone refuses to comply with certain laws. B. what are the characteristics of civil disobedience? One is its done in public. Its non-violent also done in order to protest the government or law. The person must be able to face the consequences.

19. Question 22 What was the effect of common sense on the colonies? Written by Thomas Paine, It helped persuade the colonists to fight for their independence against England and gave ideas for the Declaration of Independence.

20. Question 23

21. 24.List the Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence Excerpts • He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of the large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the legislature • He has refused... to cause (legislatures) to be elected • For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world • For imposing taxes on us without consent • For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of the trial by jury  Rephrased Excerpt • George III refused to pass laws unless people gave up there right to representation in Parliament • George III refused to allow elections for colonial legislatures • Mercantilism limited exports and imports to Britain only • America had no representatives in the Parliament which passed taxes • Violations of English right of trial by jury