Colonial America
The Colonies Grow
Road to Independence
A More Perfect Union
A New Nation
100
This colony was founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
100
English document written in 1215 that limited the king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
100
This Boston Silversmith and member of the Sons of Liberty warned the minutemen at Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
100
The year the Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
100
Warned the political parties would divide the nation.
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
200
This colony was settled mostly by Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
200
Eastern mountain range served as a physical barrier to colonial settlements.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
200
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
Guarantees freedoms of speech, press, reigion, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
200
Protects from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
300
Site used to convert Natives to Christianity.
What is a mission?
300
These colonial religious groups promoted self-government.
Who are the Quakers, Puritans, and Pilgrims?
300
This man was the author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
The sharing of power between the state and federal governments.
What is federalism?
300
Believes in a strong state government and free trade.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
400
Colony settled mostly by the Dutch for economic reasons.
What is New York?
400
These people agreed to work as laborers for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to America.
What is an indentured servant?
400
This taxed all printed documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
Prevents one branch of government from gaining too much power.
What is Checks and Balance?
400
Must reside in the U.S. for five years, take a citizenship test, and swear an oath of loyalty.
What are the steps to naturalization?
500
First governing document for Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
500
This economic theory controlled all European trading colonies in the New World.
What is mercantilism?
500
This taxed paper, lead, paint, and tea.
What is the Townshend Acts?
500
Allowed for the creation of new states and the peaceful expansion of the United States.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution automatically belong to the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
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