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- 2. Because farmers thought slaves were a better investment, improved living conditions in England, and Bacon’s Rebellion, ______ replaced indentured servants by 1700.
- 3. The Enlightenment convinced many people that all people have basic human ______ that no government can deny.
- 7. North America, Asia, and Europe were the three points of economic system (2 words)
- 10. The average number of years a person can expect to live (2 words)
- 12. John Locke said that kings do not have a “______ ______” to rule. (2 words)
- 16. British leader William _____ helped to win the war by promising whatever resources necessary to win, no matter the cost. He also said the British government would be responsible for that debt.
- 17. The Enlightenment inspired our founding fathers, as well as the Declaration of Independence, the _______, and the Bill of Rights.
- 18. Before markets, the early colonists did this to acquire the goods and services they needed.
- 20. Ben Franklin tried to unite the _____ with the Albany Plan of Union.
- 21. Before the Enlightenment, people used their _____ to answer questions about our world.
- 22. Which country won the French and Indian War?
- 23. Slaves were transported along this route (2 words)
- 24. Who became famous for striking the first blow against the French? (Last name only)
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- 1. Most of the slaves in the colonies worked in the _____ of Southern plantations
- 2. The _______ Colonies relied on agriculture more than the other two
- 4. Plantation slaves were managed by the _____.
- 5. Journalists being able to criticize the government without being punished (4 words)
- 6. Stockpiling gold and silver, exporting more than importing, and developing colonies were the 3 principles of what economic system in the 1700s?
- 8. General _______ didn’t follow George Washington’s advice, and it got him killed! (Last name only)
- 9. Britain passed the _____ Acts to restrict who the colonists could trade with.
- 11. Laws that restricted the rights of slaves and prevented slave rebellions(2 words)
- 13. The American principles of democracy, separation of church and state, and selectmen were all inspired by New England's _____ (2 words)
- 14. Colonists frustrated with the Navigation Acts resorted to this tactic to avoid paying taxes.
- 15. During and after the Enlightenment, this was one of the three things people were now using to answer questions about our world.
- 19. Young George Washington led a ______, or amateur army, into the Ohio River Valley to construct a fort.