The Early Peoples, Colonization, and Slave Trade
The economic system in which a nation's wealth and power were maximized with trade by increasing exports and minimizing imports, and colonial exploitation for raw materials
Mercantilism
The first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
a slogan used by American colonists to express their opposition to British taxation policies
No Taxation without Representation
the right to vote
suffrage
The state in the U.S.A where Mr. Lee is from
New Jersey
the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans were forced to endure
Middle Passage
A legal contract in which Pilgrims in Massachusetts agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good and establish the first form of self-government
Mayflower Compact
These series of laws were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts
Articles of Confederation
Mr. Lee's favorite basketball player growing up
Michael Jordan (The GOAT)
Religious expression among slaves using songs and folktales to tell stories of sorrow, hope, agony, and joy
spirituals
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
Great Awakening
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine persuading people in the colonies to separate from England and advocate for independence
Common Sense
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The fast-food chain Mr. Lee worked at in America
Chick-fil-A
Another name for Metacom
King Philip
the three different regions of the 13 colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
This treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War where Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The name of the two chambers that make up the Legislative Branch (Congress)
House of Representatives and the Senate
Mr. Lee's major in college
Political Science
The scattering of African people around the world due to the slave trade
African Diaspora
The Seven Years' War was also known as?
French and Indian War
This document was written by the Second Continental Congress as a last attempt to avoid war with Britain and to make peace with King George III
Olive Branch Petition
this amendment protects you from being forced to testify against yourself (right to remain silent)
5th Amendment (I plead the 5th!)
Mr. Lee's favorite tennis player
Novak Djokovic