| A | B |
|---|
| SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN | SETTLED QUEBEC, CANADA |
| ROBERT LA SALLE | CLAIMED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY FOR FRANCE |
| JOHN CABOT | EXPLORED EASTERN CANADA FOR ENGLAND |
| FRANCISCO CORONADO | CLAIMED THE SOUTHWEST U.S. FOR SPAIN |
GHANA, MALI, SONGHAI,  | THESE AFRICAN COUNTRIES BECAME POWERFUL BY CONTROLLING TRADE IN WEST AFRICA |
| PORTUGUESE EXPLORERS | THEY EXPLORED WEST AFRICA |
| PORTUGUESE TRADERS | THEY TRADED METALS, CLOTH AND OTHER MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM EUROPE FOR GOLD FROM WESTERN AFRICA |
| ROANOKE ISLAND | THE LOST COLONY |
| JAMESTOWN | AN ECONOMIC VENTURE BY THE VIRGINIA COMPANY AND THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA (1607) |
PLYMOUTH COLONY,  | SETTLED BY PILGRIM SEPARATISTS WHO WANTED TO AVOID RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN ENGLAND |
| MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY | SETTLED BY PURITANS WHO WANTED TO AVOID PERSECUTION IN ENGLAND |
| PENNSYLVANIA | SETTLED BY QUAKERS WHO WANTED FREEDOM TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH |
| GEORGIA | SETTLED BY PEOPLE FROM ENGLISH DEBTORS' PRISON |
| LARGE LANDOWNERS | THEY WERE MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH AND RELIED ON INDENTURED SERVANTS OR SLAVES FOR LABOR |
| ARTISANS | THEY WORKED AS CRAFTSMEN IN TOWNS AND ON PLANTATIONS |
| WOMEN | HOMEMAKERS WHO COULD NOT VOTE AND HAD LITTLE CHANCE FOR AN EDUCATION |
| INDENTURED SERVANTS | WORKED WITHOUT PAY FOR 5-7 YEARS IN RETURN FOR PASSAGE TO THE COLONIES. |
SLAVES,  | CAPTURED IN AFRICA AND SOLD TO TRADERS, THEN SHIPPED TO COLONIES |
| COLONISTS | THEY HAD TO OBEY ENGLISH LAWS THAT WERE ENFORCED BY GOVERNORS |
| COLONIAL GOVERNORS | APPOINTED BY THE KING TO ENFORCE BRITISH LAWS IN THE COLONIES |
| COLONIAL LEGISLATURES | MADE LAWS FOR THE COLONIES, BUT MONITORED BY THE COLONIAL GOVERNORS |
| STAMP ACT | TAX IMPOSED BY ENGLAND TO PAY FOR THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR |
| PROCLAMATION OF 1763 | IMPOSED BY ENGLAND TO PREVENT SETTLERS FROM MOVING WEST |
| JOHN LOCKE | A PHILOSOPHER WHO'S IDEAS WERE EXPRESSED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,  | PROCLAIMED INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND AND STATED THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS |
| UNALIENABLE RIGHTS | RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY (LIFE, LIBERTY AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS) |
KING GEORGE III,  | BRITISH KING DURING THE REVOLUTION |
LORD CORNWALLIS,  | BRITISH GENERAL WHO SURRENDERED AT YORKTOWN |
JOHN ADAMS,  | 2ND PRESIDENT- ALSO CHAMPIONED THE CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE |
GEORGE WASHINGTON,  | COMMANDER OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY |
THOMAS JEFFERSON,  | MAIN AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
PATRICK HENRY,  | GREAT SPEAKER IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES, INSPIRED PATRIOTISM WITH HIS "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH" SPEECH |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,  | PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; |
THOMAS PAINE,  | A JOURNALIST; AUTHOR OF COMMON SENSE |
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY,  | FORMER SLAVE WHO WROTE POEMS SUPPORTING INDEPENDENCE |
PAUL REVERE,  | PATRIOT WHO MADE A DARING RIDE TO WARN COLONISTS; CRIED "THE BRITISH ARE COMING!" |
BOSTON MASSACRE,  | COLONISTS IN BOSTON WERE SHOT AFTER TAUNTING BRITISH SOLDIERS |
BOSTON TEA PARTY,  | SAMUEL ADAMS AND PAUL REVERE LED PATRIOTS IN THROWING TEA INTO THE BOSTON HARBOR TO PROTEST TEA TAXES |
| FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS | DELEGATES FROM ALL COLONIES MET TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS WITH ENGLAND AND TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE |
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD,  | FIRST BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION |
| JULY 4, 1776, | DATE OF APPROVAL OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
| SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN | THE END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
| TREATY OF PARIS | ENGLAND RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE IN THIS TREATY |
| BATTLE OF SARATOGA | COLONIAL VICTORY, TURNING POINT IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
| IDEAS OF JOHN LOCKE | GOVERNMENT IS CREATED TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S RIGHTS; HAS ONLY THE POWER PEOPLE GIVE IT |
| NEW ENGLAND GEOGRAPHY | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, BOSTON HARBOR, HILLY, ROCKY SOIL |
| NEW ENGLAND'S ECONOMY | FISHING, SHIPBUILDING, NAVAL SUPPLIES, TRADE, PORT CITIES;SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND SHOPKEEPERS |
| NEW ENGLAND'S SOCIAL LIFE | CHURCH AND VILLAGE AT CENTER OF SOCIAL LIFE, RELIGIOUS REFORMERS AND SEPARATISTS |
| CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND POLITICS | TOWN MEETINGS |
| GEOGRAPHY OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COLONIES | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, COASTAL LOWLANDS, RICH FARMLAND |
| MID-ATLANTIC SOCIETY | VILLAGES AND CITIES, DIVERSE LIFESTYLES AND RELIGIONS |
| MID-ATLANTIC STYLE TOWNS | MARKET TOWNS |
| SOUTHERN ECONOMY | LARGE PLANTATIONS, CASH CROPS, SLAVERY |
SOUTHERN SOCIAL LIFE,  | FEW CITIES, FEW SCHOOLS, LIFE CENTERED AROUND PLANTATIONS |
| SOUTHERN TOWNS | STRUCTURED AROUND COUNTIES |
| SPANISH EXPLORERS | CONQUERED AND ENSLAVED INDIANS - BROUGHT CHRISTIANITY AND DISEASES |
| FRENCH EXPLORERS | MADE TRADING POSTS - SPREAD CHRISTIANITY |
| ENGLISH EXPLORERS | MADE SETTLEMENTS AND CLAIMED LAND, TRADED WITH INDIANS, LEARNED FARMING TECHNIQUES |
