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What group moved to Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Name the passage that brought Africans slaves across the Atlantic to america.
middle answer
What was the Stamp Act?
tax on all paper goods.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas jefferson
What was the Articials of Confederation?
The first constitution of the US.
How many colonies were there?
13
What was a cash crop for farmers expanded there sizes of their farms?
tobacco
What was the Treaty of Paris 1763?
ended the french and Indian war
What was the Committee of 5?
Five men joined to create the declaration.
What did Shays Rebellion prove?
The weakness of the AOC.
How many regions were in the colonies?
3
What year did the Mayflower Compact come out?
1620
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
law passed by britian that prohibited colonial settlement west of the application mountains.
What were Patriots?
colonists who fought for independence.
What created a bicameral legislator?
Great compromise
What was the first permanent settlement in the colonies?
James town
Who founded Rhode island?
roger Williams
What was the Tea Act?
british tax on tea
What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
proved to the french that america wasn't just an weak experiment.
Who was the first president of the US?
George Washington
What was the last colony founded?
georgia
What was the "shotgun" style home?
It was a simple floor plan that was easy and inexpensive to build.
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas paine
What was the finial battle of the American Revelation?
battle of Yorktown
Who did the Alien Acts target?
Immigrants