Colonization
The fur trade was the primary reasons __________ explored and colonized in the New World.
France
_______ was a country that came to the colonists' aid against the British during the Revolutionary War.
France
The ____________ Plan was a proposed framework to establish a legislature based on small and large states having equal representation/votes.
New Jersey
The 1st Amendment includes the freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of _________ and the freedom of ____________.
Assembly; petition
The __________ __________ is the first document of self-government in North America.
Mayflower Compact
The _________ colonial region was deemed the "breadbasket" for growing a large amount of ___________.
Middle; wheat
The Battle of __________ was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Saratoga
The Virginia Plan was a proposed framework to create a legislature basing representation/votes on ______________.
Population
The 6th Amendment provides the right to a trial by __________ in criminal cases.
Jury
______________ was a colony founded as a safe haven for Catholics.
Maryland
The Pilgrims landed in ______________ and started the Plymouth Colony for religious _________________.
Plymouth; freedom
The _____________ Acts were passed in reaction to the Boston Tea Party to crack down on rebellion by the colonists.
Intolerable
The ____________ _____ ______________ are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
8th Amendment
The _________ _________ was a part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade that included the path from Africa to the New World.
Middle Passage
The southern colonies grew cash crops on farms called _____________ worked largely by ____________ labor.
Plantations; enslaved
Thomas _____________ wrote the pamphlet _________ __________ arguing for American independence from Britain.
Paine; Common Sense
The _________________ refused to support the ratification of the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights were included in the Constitution.
Anti-federalists
10th
The Spanish were looking for a trade route to __________ in search of spices during exploration and colonization.
Asia
God
General __________ ____________ led the colonists through the Winter at ____________ ______________ to win the Battle of Saratoga and the Revolutionary War.
George Washington; Valley Forge
The Articles of Confederation were proven to be a failure as a result of _____________ Rebellion.
Shays' Rebellion
The Bill of Rights are the first ____________ amendments of the Constitution.
10
The War of 1812 was won during the presidency of __________ __________.
James Madison