Ch. 5 Test Review
Colonial Expansion and
Life in the Colonies
Biographical Glossary
Colonial Expansion (Unit 2) Ch. 5
Charles de He defined the principle of separation of powers, calling
Montesquieu for a system of checks and balances in government
Created a doctrine of natural rights which outlined the
fundamental rights all humans should enjoy: life, liberty,
and property. Promoted the idea that government
John Locke develops at the consent of the governed and is
designed to protect citizens’ natural rights. It can be
dissolved if the citizens believe that their government
fails to act in their best interests
William
Blackstone
An enlightenment thinker, Blackstone believed human
laws were like scientific laws. They were creations of
God waiting to be discovered just as Isaac Newton had
discovered the laws of gravity a century before. Also
known as the father of English Common Law.
Document Glossary
Magna Carta
English document that granted rights to noblemen and
freemen. Limited the power of the king included the ideas of
due process and the right to a fair and speedy trial. The
English viewed it as a guarantee of law and justice.
English
Bill of Rights
English Document that guaranteed certain rights to English
citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would
happen frequently. It supported a limited monarchy, a
system of shared power with Parliament and the people.
Proclamation
of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the proclamation, in effect,
closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The
proclamation excluded the rich Ohio Valley and all territory
from the Ohio to the Mississippi rivers from settlement.
American colonists were very unhappy with its passing and
it was the first step towards the Revolution.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639
the first constitution in the American colonies;
extended voting rights to non-church members
and limited the powers of the governor, expanded
ideas of representative government
Magna Carta 1215
granted rights to noblemen
and freemen. Limited power
of the king
House of Burgesses 1619
The First Representative Body in
the colonies; Virginia
Mayflower Compact 1620
first system of selfgovernment in America.
English Bill of Rights 1689
supported a limited
monarchy, gov’t based of laws
made by parliament provided a
system of shared power; rights
given to ALL Englishmen
Jamestown -1st perm. English settlement
Mayflower Compact – 1st system of selfgov’t
Middle
Colonies
subsistence farming,
good soil,
warm climate
NH
MA
NY
CT RI
PA
NJ
MD DE
VA
New England
Long winters,
rocky soil,
timber,
fishing,
shipbuilding,
whaling
NC
SC
Southern
Colonies
Hot climate, fertile soil, cash crops, plantation system
GA
Appalachian Mtns
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8. The 13 colonies were divided into 3 regions:
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Use p.117 in your book to
trace an outline of the 13
colonies and label and color
the 3 different regions.
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1. Mercantilism
Mercantilism is an economic system in which the
mother country controls the trade of its colonies.
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9. The French & Indian War involved England and the 13
colonies fighting against France and the Native Americans for
control of the Ohio River Valley. It resulted in increased
taxation and violation of certain rights.
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10. The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the
French and Indian War. The debt from the war
led to increased British taxation of the colonies.
‘Ere’s your
tea, MATE!
Poop on
your duty.
Wanna see me
get tarred &
feathered?
Your Coercive
Acts are
Intolerable!
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11. Ben Franklin wrote the Albany Plan of Union – “Join
or Die!” encouraging the colonies to unite against the
French during the French & Indian War.
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12. The Proclamation
Proclamation
of 1763 limited the
colonies from
expanding west of
the Appalachian
Mountains
Do not go in there! (By
order of the British.)