Immigration and Citizenship
Government
Influences
The Colonies
American Revolution
100
A person who moves permanently to a new country.
What is an immigrant?
100
The ruling authority for a community.
What is government?
100
The movement that heavily influences American government and focused on the ideas of science and reason.
What is the Englightenment?
100
This was the first form of self-government in the colonies.
What is the House of Burgess?
100
This is the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776?
200
The legal process to obtain citizenship.
What is naturalization?
200
A group of people that make laws. (ex. Parliament)
What is legislature?
200
This is where the US got most of their ideas about government. (hint: its a country)
What is England.
200
The Virginia company was started as this kind of company.
What is a joint-stock company?
200
The theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys.
What is mercantilism?
300

The region most immigrants to the US come from today.

What is Central and South America?

300
When citizens elect members to Congress, this is what they are practicing.
What is representative democracy?
300

John Locke's philosophy that contributed to American government.

What is natural rights or the social contract?

300

Most people made money by farming cash crops and manufacturing in this region.

What are the Middle Colonies?

300
Parliament taxed colonists to help pay for this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
400

What region most immigrants came from before 1900.

What is Europe?

400
This level of the US government holds the highest authority and most power.
What is the national government?
400
Montesquieu's philosophy that is seen in the American government.
What is separation of powers?
400

Name 2 New England colonies where people went to seek religious freedom.

What is Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts? (any combination of two of them)

400
This was the slogan or catchphrase used by the colonists (Patriots) during the American Revolution against England.
What is 'no taxation without representation'?
500
The study of rights and duties of a citizen.
What is civics?
500
Accorinding to the Declaration of Independence, this is where the government gets its power.
What is the people?
500
When people agree to give up part of their freedom in exchange for government protection.
What is a social contract?
500

Two principles that state constitutions had. 

What are (two of the following) Popular Sovereignty, Limited government, Separation of powers, Checks and balances?

500
Name two Acts passed by Parliament that angered the colonists and led to the American Revolution.
What is (any two of these) Quartering Act, Tea Act, Stamp Act, Intolerable Act, Townshend Act, Declaratory Act?
M
e
n
u