Loss of American colonies Flashcards
How was the Seven Years War a turning point for the control of American colonies?
Britain had no money, increased taxation on America
what is a patriot
- an American colonist who was opposed to British taxation and prepared to fight
- proud to call themselves Whigs
what is a loyalist
someone who has remained loyal to Britain during and before America war of independence
what is the committee of correspondence and where was it first set up
- provided communication throughout the colonies which the British could not control
- first set up in Massachusetts
where and when was the first colony
Virginia in 1607
what was the second major settlement and when was it
1620- sailing of the Mayflower to Massachusetts
what was the agriculture in New England
farmed by small production farmers and had a large fishing industry
what was the agriculture in the Middle colonies and Pennsylvania
major source of wheat and flour
what was the agriculture in the southern colonies
tobacco- slaves needed as it was labour intensive
