Explorers
an English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present-day New York
Who was Henry Hudson?
writer of most of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
an abolitionist who gave speeches describing his experience as a slave
Who was Frederick Douglass?
statement of grievances against the King of England
What was the Declaration of Independence?
colonists refused to purchase British goods, hurting the British economy
What are boycotts?
founder of a fur-trading post at Quebec and known as the “Father of New France”
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
Who was George Washington?
wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin which revealed the cruelties of slavery
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
the first constitution of the United States
What were the Articles of Confederation?
because colonists did not have a seat in Parliament they believed that they shouldn’t be taxed
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
Explorer searching for a Northwest passage whose voyages became the basis of England's claims to land in North America
Who was John Cabot?
author of “Common Sense” which encouraged Americans to fight for their independence from Britain
Who was Thomas Paine?
a conductor on the Underground Railroad who made 19 dangerous journeys to free slaves
Who was Harriet Tubman?
the number of representatives is determined by the population of each state
What is the House of Representatives?
colonists dressed as Native Americans when they protested the Tea Act
What was the Boston Tea Party?
explorer who was given credit for being the first European to sail around the world
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
Founded Pennsylvania to be a “holy experiment” for different religions
Who was William Penn?
attempted to start a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry by capturing the weapons in a U.S. arsenal
Who was John Brown?
each state receives 2 representatives, regardless of size
What is the Senate?
trade, short growing season, shipbuilding, rocky soil, fishing
What were the New England colonies?
a Catholic priest who fought for better treatment of the Native Americans
Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?
hanged for returning to Massachusetts to support fellow Quakers
Who was Mary Dyer?
sued for his freedom because his master took him to a free state
Who was Dred Scott?
the creation of a two-house legislature (the House of Representatives and the Senate)
What was the Great Compromise?
Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party
What were the Intolerable Acts?