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100
American colonist whose writing inspired others to break away from Britain
Who is Thomas Paine
100
This was America's first constitution
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
100
The colonial protest against the tea act resulted in this
What is the Boston Tea Party
100
The Southern colonies were know for this type of land
What is fertile land
100
The Townsend Acts allowed Search warrants called this
What is Writs of Assistance
200
writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This document was signed by Charles I and limited a king's power
What is Right of Petition
200
these laws were meant to punish Boston for resisting British rule
What is the Intolerable Acts
200
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware , New Jersey
What is the middle colonies
200
This belief believed that people gave up some freedom in order to be ruled by government. Government in turn had to protect the rights of the people.
What is a social contract
300
Enlightenment thinker who wrote that people have the right to speak freely and this right should be defended by everyone.
Who is Voltaire
300
This tax was imposed on the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War
What is the Stamp act
300
This document written in 1215 protected the rights of free men
What is the Magna Carta
300
This colony was founded in New England by religious dissenters
What is Plymouth Colony
300
Enlightenment thinker believed that government served the people
Who is John Locke
400
Machiavelli influenced Enlightenment thinkers when he write this
the monarchy if the best form of government
400
This document created a new government for a new colony
What is the Mayflower Compact
400
This document angered many Americans because it prohibited them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763
400
Most colonial governments had this in common
What is a royal governor appointed by the King and an elected assembly
400
This was an assembly in Jamestown
What is the House of Burgesses
500
The transfer of power to these monarchs was called the Glorious Revolution
Who is William and Mary
500
Colonists had to provide housing for British soldiers under this law
What is the Quartering Act
500
This document ended the struggle between parliament and the king
What is the English Bill of Rights
500
This played an important role in New England economy
What is shipbuiklding
500
Montesquieu's ideas about government was
What is separation of powers
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