ORIGINAL COLONIES
NAME 2 OF THE ORIGINAL COLONIES.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The battles of Lexington and Concord occurred at the beginning of __________.
The Revolutionary War
THERE WERE 3 BRITISH DOCUMENTS THAT INFLUENCED THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. NAME ONE.
THREE:
EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE
WHY DID PEOPLE COME TO THE COLONIES?
SLAVERY, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
How many of the colonies were a part of the revolution?
13
The pilgrims who signed the Mayflower Compact travelled to America to __________ .
a. make their fortune and achieve economic autonomy.
b. flee religious persecution in Europe.
flee religious persecution in Europe.
WHICH DETERMINES WHO IS THE PRESIDENT: ELECTORAL VOTE OR POPULAR VOTE?
ELECTORAL VOTE
What country did the colonies rebel against?
Britain
Great Britain
England
What was the main reason that the colonists rebelled and fought for their independence:
a. they wanted their own king
b. they felt that they had outgrown the British empire
c. They didn't want to pay taxes without having representation in the government
c. They didn't want to pay taxes without having representation in the government
The Magna Carta was signed in ____________.
1215.
1781.
1676.
1415.
1215
HOW MANY JUDGES MAKE UP THE SUPREME COURT?
9 JUSTICES/JUDGES