European Colonization
English Colonization
French & Indian War
Revolution
Governments
100
The number of Natives living in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
What is 60 million?
100
Name two New England colonies.
What are ...
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Plymouth
100
This was the first written democratic government for the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
List two taxes imposed by the British government to help recoup losses because of the French and Indian War.
What are the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and/or the Declaratory Act?
100
The clause that declares all federal and constitutional laws as the highest in the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
200
Responsible for teaching Christianity to the Natives in an effort to enslave them.
Who are missionaries?
200
This allowed for the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, people, and diseases.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
200
This is known as the rule of law.
What is no person is above the law?
200
This is an image of ___.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
The document listed one branch of government and rendered the federal government weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
Three main reasons for exploration.
What is God, Gold, & Glory?
300
The original name of New York was ___ named by the ___.
What are New Amsterdam, and the Dutch?
300
This English document limited the power of the king.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
When one or more branches of government make moves to lessen the overreach of one other branch of government.
What is the principle of checks and balances?
400
The system of teaching Natives religion to enslave them.
What is the encomienda system?
400
List one characteristic of each of the three regions.
What are: the New England region known for education, the Middle region known for diversity, and the Southern region known for its large plantations?
400
The area of land the British and the French fought over.
What is the fertile Ohio Valley Territory?
400
This battle occurred on Christmas day. The Hessian mercenaries were captured and the Patriots incurred only four casualties.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
400
When two houses of government make up the legislative branch.
What is bicameral?
500
Only the Spaniards benefitted from the exploration of the New World.
What is the Black Legend?
500
This colony had the House of Burgesses as its legislative government.
What is Virginia?
500
The place where George Washington was defeated.
What is Fort Necessity?
500
This document was comprised of a preamble, accusations against George, III, a list of grievances, and a conclusion.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
List the five amendments that deal with voting and explain them.
What are...
15th Amendment all citizens can vote
17th Amendment state citizens vote for Senators
19th Amendment women's suffrage
24th Amendment ends Jim Crow laws on voting
26th Amendment voting age drops from 21 to 18