The early Europeans came to the Americas and said "what's up G,G,G!?" What in the 3 G's were they talkin about!?
What is God, Gold, Glory
100
This work was written in 1215 to prevent the British King from taking all the power from English Nobles.
What is the Magna Carta
100
The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence is known as
What is the Preamble
100
King George wanted to save some money so he allowed his soldiers in the colonies to shack up with colonists whenever they needed, this is know as.
What is the Quartering Act
200
This person was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, his name became synonymous with signing a document.
Who is John Hancock
200
90% of all Native Americans died of this and before the United States even became a country...
What is of disease
200
This work helped push colonists over the edge to support the revolution against Britain fight for Independence.
What is Common Sense
200
In the second paragraph of the D.o.I., the colonists explain the rights of people and the role of government power come from these two things
What is from the Creator and the consent of the governed
200
Making colonist pay tax on all paper was done by this act of the King and Parliament.
What is the Stamp Act
300
This great American some called the first American asked Thomas Jefferson to write and create the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Ben Franklin
300
For the first 200 years of European settlement of North America slaves came from this country
What is Ireland
300
Englishmen declared they had a God given right to bear arms, a fair trial, and the right to run for Parliament. Colonist too believed they had these rights because they were Englishmen.
What is the English Bill of Rights
300
The third part of the constitution is essentially a
What is list of grievances
300
The Declaratory Act said....
What is that any law passed in the Colonies wasn't legal.
400
This great American led a revolt against the tea tax in Boston Harbor called the Boston Tea Party, mmmmm beeeer.
Who is Samuel Adams
400
In 1632 this colony started up in order to help English Catholics find religious freedom from the English Kings who severed all ties from Rome and the Catholic Church.
What is Maryland
400
The idea of self government came from this document written by those who landed at Plymouth Rock
What is the Mayflower Compact
400
Natural Rights are.... and they are granted by who
What is Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness (or Property); they are granted by God.
400
Parliament and the King devised a scheme to tax goods that they knew Colonists couldn't make for themselves yet, like paint, glass, paper, tea, lead. This was know as the...
What is the Townshend Act
500
Mr. Finne's favorite saying and said by this great patriot.
What is "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" Patrick Henry
500
DAILY DOUBLE
500
This work help drive home the idea of freedom of speech and being free to be critical of the government
What is Catos letters
500
At the end of the Declaration of Independence it is declared that the break with Great Britain begins when
What is immediately
500
After the Boston Tea Party protest King George and Parliament enacted the Coercive Acts, which crakced down on free-speech, protesting and redress of complaints to Parliament. For Americans this was the last straw! They called this Act.....