| Term | Definition |
|---|
| governor | After the 1700's, each colony had a _____as their governor |
| King | The Royal colony governors we chosen by the _____? |
| Proprietories | In Proprietary Colonies, the ____ chose the governor. |
| voters | In self governing colonies, the _____ chose the governor. |
| assembly | Each colony also has an ________ or legislature, that voted on, or chose the laws to rule the colony. |
| the governor could veto | If the colonists were happy with the assembly being an elected assenbly, the why did they still have a problem with the laws being passes that they wanted? |
| veto | to over rule a law |
| they could rule their on colony | Why did many of the colonist have a problem with the king having any rule ove them afte 1700? |
| New York City | Which city had the most groups of all these people? |
| 20% | What percent of all people in teh mid 1700's were black? |
| blacks & women | What groups of people were given special rules in colonies--which ones did people discriminate against? |
| many were loyal to the king | Were all colonists unhappy with British/English rule? |
| England | What country was teh most powerful in teh world at this time--1700? |
| fur trade, atlantic fishing rights, the ohio valley land | The French and English in America had fought formany years over what 3 things? |
| Algonquins Indians & Iroquis Indians | The reason the war between the English and French was called the French and Indian war was because the ____Indians helped the French and the ___Indians helped the English |
| George Washington | The Lieutenant that was only 21 years old when he was sent by the governor of the state to tell the French to leave the Ohio Valley |
| War | The French built a fort instead and the English British declared______ |
| Stomp Act | taxes to pay for the war |
| English | Who won the war? |
| taxes | Why were the colonist mad after the war was won? |
| New York | Where did the colonist meet to protest the tax by sending a petition to the king? |
| tea | What did the King put a new tax on? |
| Sons Of Liberty | What did the colonists of Boston that harassed teh British soldiers and tax collectors call themselves? |
| John Hancock | Who was the leader of the Sons Of Liberty? |
| Boston Tea Part | What was teh raid of tea called? |
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