13 Colonies
ACTS of Defiance
Natural Rights
The Enlightenment and Great Awakening
Colonial vocabulary
100
The mother country for the 13 colonies
What is England?
100
Although this first Act was repelled, colonists were afraid that they would not be able to have their rum.
What is The Sugar Act
100
This document clearly outlines what the colonists believed were their natural rights.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
100
This partial category title represented a widespread resurgence of religious fervor
What is The Great Awakening
100
This colonial word has destructive tendencies
What is Annihilation?
200
This colony was founded by William Penn
What is Pennsylvania?
200
This Act caused the Excise man much danger as he was liable to be tared and feathered.
What is The Stamp Act
200
The founders believed that all people have these three rights
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
200
This period occurred during the late 1600's and 1700's throughout Europe. It is also the other half of this Categories title
What is The Enligtenment?
200
King George was upset because the colonists revolted against his tax policies by having several mini
What are Insurrections?
300
This southern colony was the only colony founded in the 1700's
What is Georgia?
300
All imported goods fell under this tax
What is The Townsend Act?
300
Where the colonists believed their Natural rights came from.
What is their Creator?
300
This war was at the heart of England's debt and need to tax the colonies so heavily
What is the French Indian War?
300
Colonists revolted over what they felt was King George's unjust use of power.
What is Usurpation?
400
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut can be found in this Region.
What is New England?
400
Among these acts included the quartering of British troops in Colonists homes.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
400
This founding father was asked to write the natural rights into the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
This major battle was a turning point in the war.
What is The Battle Of Saratoga?
400
The Minute Men refused to give up despite the odds
What is Relinquish?
500
This was the first colony.
What is Virginia?
500
This Final Act of Defiance led to the birth of a new nation.
What is The American Revolution?
500
this line in the Declaration of Independence comes before "that all men are created equal"
What is "We hold these truths to be self-evident"
500
These soldiers were time sensitive.
Who are the Minutemen?
500
This process is how foreign-born persons became citizens.
What is Naturalization of Foreigners?
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