Copy of Semester 1 Review Day 1

1. Define Proclamation Line of

1763

Line that England vowed not
to move further west.
(Appalachian Mountains)

2. How did climate affect the
development of the early
colonies?

Determined what kind of
crops/economy each region would
have
NE: cold-fishing, trading
Middle: moderate-tobacco, some
commercial farming
South: hot- major plantations with
cash crops like Cotton

3. Why are the Magna Carta
and the English Bill of Rights
significant to the US
Constitution?

Set examples of rule by law,
individual rights

4. Define Mercantilism

Countries make colonies to
get raw materials and
monopolize trade

5. Define Salutary Neglect

England paid little attention to
the colonies, which allowed
them to create their own govt’
traditions

6. What was
the purpose
of the Join or
Die Cartoon?

Unite the colonies against the
French

7. Define ‘Common Sense’
by Thomas Paine

Pamphlet that outlines
reasons for independence:
(They’re killing us, taking our
stuff, etc.)

8. What were the Articles of
Confederation?

First form of American gov’t

8a. How was it structured?

1 branch, states have all the
power

8b. What were its
weaknesses?

Central gov’t was too weak to
get anything done