Web Quest Unit 1 Words

missionary: a person sent by a church for a specific purpose
viceroy: a person made to rule a country as a deputy
Northwest Passage: an imaginary passage between the atlantic and pacific
Samuel De Champlain:
charter: a grant from a sovereign power creating a corporation
joint stock company:
Powhatan:
House of Burgess
Royal Colony
Proprietary Colony
Puritan: group of settlers looking for religious freedom.
Separatist
Pilgrim
Mayflower Compact
John Winthrop
Pequot War
King Phillip’s War
Bacon’s Rebellion
Pocahontas: daughter of chief powhatan
Walter Raleigh
Indentured servant
Triangular trade: trade between the colonies, Europe, and africa

The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs:
They both had executives and 2 houses but executive is usually appointed by the king.

Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies:
To pay for the war

Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s:
The sugar and stamp act.

Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it:
A tax on all printed goods and they refused to pay it.