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November Benchmark
Review for the Test
Question | Answer |
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1787 | US Constitution was written |
1620 | Mayflower Compact |
Mayflower Compact | a form of self-government |
Bill of Rights | first 10 Amendments |
1st Amendment | freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petiton |
Loyalists | those who did NOT want independence from England |
Patriots | those who DID want independence from England |
Stamp Act | example of taxation without representation |
Battle of Saratoga | turning point in the American Revolution |
Battle of Yorktown | last big battle of the American Revolution |
Battles of Lexington and Concord | first battles of the American Revolution, also known as "shots heard around the world" |
Winter at Valley Forge | US soldiers died of frostbite and starvation |
Grievance | complain in the Declaration of Independence |
Because King George III had too much power | The President is limited by other branches of government |
Mercantilism | the colonies made the Mother Country of England rich |
Revolutionary Era | all the events that happened during the time of the American Revolution |
Roger Williams | got expelled (kicked out) of Massachusetts for religious reasons |
Unalienable Rights | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
Puritans and Pilgims | came to American colonies for religious reasons |