Colonies & Revolution
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| List the three geographic regions of British colonies. | Southern, Middle and New England
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| Which region used the plantation system for farming, relying on slave labor? | Southern
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| Which region depneded on shipbuilding? | New England
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| What was the name of the route taken by slaves from Africa to the Americas? | Middle Passage
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| Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors and a military outpost against the Spanish in Florida? | Georgia
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| Which colony was founded by John Winthrop and the Purtains? | Massachusetts Bay
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| Which colony was founded by Roger Williams and allowed religious tolerance? | Rhode Island
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| Which document introduced the idea of limited government, by restricting the power of the king and granting nobles’ the right to trial by jury? | Magna Carta
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| This was the first permanent English settlement. It was founded in 1607 by the VA Company searching for gold. | Jamestown
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| William Penn and the ______________ formed Pennsylvania. This religious group practiced tolerance, pacifism, and dealt fairly with Indians. | Quakers
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| This colony was formed by Lord Baltimore for the Catholics. They passed a Toleration Act allowing differences in religious beliefs. | Maryland
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| What was the first representative legislature in the colonies? Formed in Jamestown, it was the beginning of self-government in America. | House of Burgesses
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| What was the written plan of government drawn up by the Plymouth colonists? It formed a direct democracy. | Mayflower Compact
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| What is the term for England's system of law that is based on court decisions rather than regulations written by law makers? | Common Law
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| He was an English philosopher that developed the idea of natural rights and social contract theory which influenced Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. | John Locke
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| A French philosopher that believed in separation of powers by dividing government into three branches establishing a system of checks and balances. | Montesquieu
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| Theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys. | Mercantalism
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| Forbid the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. | Proclamation of 1763
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| This war caused Britain to begin taxing the colonists to pay off its war debts. | French and Indian War
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| Plan for a permanent union of the colonies under one representative government proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. It eventually served as a model for the government that formed after the revolution. | Albany Plan of Union
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| Slogan created by James Otis colonists believed British taxes were unfair because they did not have any representatives in Parliament. It led to a boycott that eventually helped lead to the act being repealed. | “No Taxation Without Representation”
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| Passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party- closed the Boston Harbor and restricted colonist’s rights including the right to a trial by jury. | Intolerable/Coercive Acts
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| Who was the first casualty of the war? He was killed during the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks
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| First battles of the Revolutionary War- “shot heard round the world.” | Lexington and Concord
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| Who made a famous ride to alert the minuetmen that the British were coming? | Paul Revere
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| A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine calling for complete independence from Great Britain. | Common Sense
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| A justification for the American Revolution can be found in which historical document? | Declaration of Independence
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| Which committee appointed Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence? | Second Continental Congress
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| Which section of the Declaration of Idependence describes the wrongs committed against the colonists by King George III? It is the largest section. | List of Grievances
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| Who was president of the Second Continental Congress, and the first member to sign the Declration of Independence? His signature is the largest. | John Hancock
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| Although, most members signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, which date to we celebrate for the documents approval? | July 4, 1776
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| A peace agreement between the US and Great Britain ending the Revolutionary War. | Treaty of Paris
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| What name was given to the colonists that supported the war? | Patriots
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| This Battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill. Although, a defeat it was important proving the colonists could stand up against the British. | Bunker Hil
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| Why was the Second Battle of Saratoga a major turning point for the American cause. Which European country officially recognized our independence and began giving us supplies and soldiers? | France
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| Where did Washington's forces suffer heavy casualties due to food shortages and cold? | Valley Forge
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| Where did the British under General Cornwallis surrender? | Yorktown
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| What was the name of the "Lost Colony"? | Roanoke
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| What is the term for the peaceful transfer of power in 1688, when Parliament replaced King James II with his daughter and son-in-law? It showed that the Parliament was stronger than the king. | Glourious Revolution
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| Who was the leader of Jamestown, who trades with Chief Powhatan to get supplies? | John Smith
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| Which colony was founded by the Dutch as New Netherlands, but later taken by the British and given by the king to his brother? | New York
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| These people agreed to work for up to seven years in exchange for their passage to America. | Indentured Servants
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| What cash crop grown by John Rolfe finally made the Jamestown colony profitable? | Tobacco
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| Who was the first child of English parents to be born on American soil? | Virginia Dare
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| Locke and Montesquieu are part of this movement, which believed that reason and science could improve society. | Enlightenment
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| The colonists’ victory was a major turning point because it encouraged Europe to aid the revolution, including formal recognition of American independence. | Second Battle of Saratoga
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| Washington’s forces suffered major losses due to bitter cold and food shortages while camped here. | Valley Forge
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| Washington famously crossed the Delaware River to attack the British forces stationed in these New Jersey cities. | Trenton & Princeton
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