Colonial Regions
What is the New England economy?
New England colonies focused on shipbuilding and trade due to poor soil.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1765 law taxed printed materials.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The war for independence began in this 1775 battle.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first written U.S. government had weak central power.
What is the Southern colonies?
This region relied heavily on cash crops like tobacco and rice.
What was the phrase colonists used in protest against Great Britain?
Colonists protested “no taxation without representation” against this country.
Who is George Washington?
This general led the Continental Army.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1776 document declared independence from Britain.
What is popular sovereignty?
Idea that government gets power from the people.
What are the Middle Colonies?
Colonies like Pennsylvania were known for religious tolerance and diversity.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This 1770 event involved British soldiers killing five colonists.
He persuaded France to support the American cause.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Turning point victory that convinced France to help.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Who is John Locke?
Enlightenment thinker who influenced natural rights.
What is New England?
Small farms, town meetings, and Puritan influence defined this region.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
This king ruled Britain during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Final major battle where the British surrendered in 1781.
What is separation of powers?
System dividing government into three branches.
What is Pennsylvania?
This colony was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers.
What are the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?
These laws punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party.
A pamphlet writer who inspired independence with Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Agreement that created a two-house legislature at the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Great Compromise?