Columbus/Revolutionary War Formative

enslaved could not tolerate the climate of the North

the Southern economy required a larger number of field labors

the Southern economies were dependent upon slave labor for survival

Native Americans were mostly used as slaves in the northern colonies

establish a favorable balance of trade

taxing its citizens

conquer wealthy countries

import more than they export

encourage settlement west of the Appalachians

claim Canada and North America east of the Mississippi

force France off the North American continent

stop the colonial settlement west of the Appalachians

forcing the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire.

removing the majority of the British navy from the American waters

beginning a war with Spain

removing British troops from American soil

destroying private property, such as tea, on which a tax was to be levied

boycotting British goods

sending petitions to the king and parliament

using death threats to intimidate the British agents

overwhelming national wealth and naval power

a well-organized and united home government and population

all of the above

first-rate generals and well-supplied professional army

great difficulty in raising money

all of the above

poor organization

no central government

they convinced the British that the colonies could not be defeated militarily and led to the British abandonment of the port of Boston

the proved superiority of the European military tactics as well as the superiority of British regulars t the ragtag American militias

they marked the first organized battle between British regulars and colonial militiamen and ended any hopes for a peaceful resolution to the disagreement between England and its' colonies

they marked the turning point of the American Revolution. After Concord, the British were never again to regain the offensive against the Americans

called for a strong central government to rule the newly independent American states and foresaw difficulties inherent within the Article of Confederation

rallied American spirits during the bleak winter of 1776, when it appeared in Washington's forces, freezing and starving at Valley Forge, had no hope of surviving the winter much less defeating the British

asserted to its British readers that they could not beat the American colonists militarily unless they could isolate New England from the rest of American colonies

emotionally aroused thousands of colonists to the abuses of British rule, the oppressiveness of the monarchy, and the advantages of colonial independence

persuaded France to begin supporting the American colonists

left the British with inadequate resources to carry not the war

prevent the British from ever mounting another successful invasion of American territory

allowed American forces to seize large portions of Canada

to prove the cultural inferiority of racially mixed populations

as an example of their largely mobile and nomadic lifestyles

to demonstrate the social diversification among societies in these areas

because it exemplified the very different worldview of American Indians

trigger extensive demographic change

transform the diverse environment

racially mix populations

justify the subjugation of American Indians

shifting the Spanish economy from feudalism to capitalism.

attempting to change American Indians' beliefs and world views.

organizing new methods for conducting international trade

implementing a plantation-based agricultural system