Native Americans
Name a tribe that we studied as a class
Inca, Maya, Pueblo, Aztec
To control a place or people by force
conquest
The British had this many colonies in the New World
13
This war resulted in heavy taxes on the colonies to repay the war debt.
The French and Indian War AKA The Seven Years War
This document declared the 13 colonies independent from Britain
The Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution was written in
1787
Protects your freedom of speech
1st Amendment
The last amendment was added to the US Constitution in
1992
A strip of land that connected Russia and North America (not any more) that is thought to have been used for human migration to North America pre-history
Beringia
Many religious people were hoping to have this in the New World
Freedom of religion
The 3 colonial regions are
New England, Middle and Southern
Name one tax that added to the anger and frustration of the colonists.
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Currency Act, Townshend Act
This document is the governing document of the United States today
The United States Constitution
The US Constitution has this many articles
7
10
Suffrage is another word for
vote
Many Africans became a part of commerce or trade as
slaves
Many Native Americans died of
disease
When people trade goods amongst each other, opening borders between countries
Commerce
The Lost Colony is
Roanoke
This proclamation restricted the colonists from moving into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains which made them angry.
The Proclamation of 1763
* Challenge the opposite team to a 5-word spelling bee - winning team gets 300 points
* Challege the other team to 3 rounds of rock, paper, scissors - winning team gets 300 points
This part of the US Constitution is also known as the Bill of Rights
The Ten Amendments
Allows you to remain silent until a lawyer is present when you are being accused of something
5th Amendment
Women got the right to vote with this amendment
19
This was the first governing document of the United States of America
The Articles of Confederation
Native Americans were often considered this by the Europeans
Savages
Unless you were wealthy or royal in Europe, you lived a life of servitude known as
serfs
Share a type of economy that the colonies had
Fishing, lumber, fur, tobacco, cotton, indigo, wheat, boat building
This compromise to the US Constitution resulted in every 3 slaves counting as 5 when it came to taxation and voting.
The 3/5 Compromise
The article that governs the Legislative branch
1
Protects you from excessive bail, fines or cruel and unusual punishment
8th Amendment
To amend something means to
change it
This man led the Continental Army (The Americans)
George Washington
True or false. Native Americans had many different types of religions.
True.
True or false. Life in the colonies was easy.
False. Many died of disease or starvation in the first attempts to establish colonies in North America.
True or false. All colonies were religiously tolerant.
False. There were colonies that were very strict about the religion that was practiced by their people
This document was the official document that declared the 13 colonies the United States and independent of Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
This compromise brought together the Virginia plan, representation based on population and the New Jersey Plan, equal representation; creating the Congress.
The Connecticut Compromise
The beginning of the US Constitution is known as the
Preamble
Protects you from unreasonable search and seizure
3rd Amendment
True or False. There is a total of 27 amendments.
True.
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britan and the United States in 1783
The Treaty of Paris