Q 3 T 1 FB1 Flashcards
Label at least four geographic features:
Hot, humid, deep rivers, fresh waters, plane coasts.
Label four Southern products: 0.25 pts each.
Rice, indigo, tobacco, tar, lumber.
c. Explain why slavery took root in the South: 1 point
Slaves stayed for life and would do anything.
Reason why Jamestown was founded. 1 point;
Jamestown was founded for economic reasons as an enterprise to find gold and leave right away.
demographics of Jamestown. 0.50
Mainly single white, young gentlemen. Some were married but left wives behind.
c. reasons why the location was chosen and why it was not the best location. 1 point.0.25 points for each reason mentioned.
It was good due to the island. Bad due to water because it was sweet and salty. There were lakes which had mosquitos and gave malaria, yellow fever, etc.
The role of John Smith in Jamestown. 2 points
After the colony was failing, John Smith took over the settlement. He was a mercenary a former soldier and was in his late 20s which was high middle age back then. He organized everything and created basic rules for example “You don’t work, you don’t eat”.
Explain The British Claim to the territory; 1 point
The British thought they had a claim over the territory because an explorer named John Cabot mapped the area and gave it to the British.
Explain the French claim to he territory; 1 point
The French had been traded for a while with Native Americans and thought it belonged ti them because of that.
Explain why most Native Americans in the Ohio territory would prefer the French 1 point;
They chose the French because they had been trading with them and the french didn’t want to build colonies on their land.
a. Reasons why the British raised taxes on the American colonies after the French and India War. 2 points. 0.50 points per reason.
Needed to pay off the war. Navy and protection were expensive. Wanted everything to be fair and pay the same amount of taxes. Had to pay to keep their territories and build in their territories.
The role of George Washington in this war. mention the surrender surrender document he signed. 2 points.
He was sent by Virginia to the Ohio valley to see what was going on to negotiate. George Washington decided to attack instead of negotiate. He lost and was forced to sign a document mentioning that the land belonged to the French.
examples of taxes the British wanted to impose in the colonies. 1 point. each example 0.50 point
Townshend Act, Stamp act.
Explain the taxes the British wanted to impose in the colonies. 2 points
Stamp Act: Had to pay for paper or anything related to paper. Townshend Act: taxes for luxury.
Explain the phrase: No taxation without representation
Americans were upset they had to pay taxes and had no representatives in the House of Comments.
