Module 3: The English Colonies
On September 16, 1620, a ship called the _____________ left England with more than 100 men, women, and children aboard. Not all of these colonists were Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower?
Local militia, or _____________, got their name because they were ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
What is minutemen?
After the delegates had met for four days, Edmund Randolph presented the _________which proposed a bicameral legislature chosen on the basis of state populations. Larger states would thus have more representatives than would smaller states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
_______ believed a social contract existed between political rulers and the people they ruled.
Who is John Locke?
_________, a colonial leader, set up the Committees of Correspondence to protest.
Who is Samuel Adams?
_________ was a Quaker who believed in dealing fairly with local American Indians, welcoming immigrants, and tolerating other religions.
Who was William Penn?
The_______ was a great victory for the American forces in which British general John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to American general Horatio Gates. Considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The _________________was held in May 1787 in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation. However, delegates would leave with an entirely new U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
_________ was a philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine old ideas and traditions.
What is the Enlightenment?
Parliament passed the _________ in 1764 to tax colonists to make them help pay costs.
What is the Sugar Act?
______ was the leader of the Puritan colonists in Massachusetts.
Who was John Winthrop?
Delegates drafted the _____________, a list of 10 resolutions to be presented to King George III. Included was the colonists’ right to “life, liberty, and property.”
What is the Declaration of Rights?
To balance the power between the federal government and the states, the delegates created the system of ______ which divides the powers of government between a central government and the states that make up a nation.
What is federalism?
The ______________ created a national government with limited powers.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
English laws that limited the power of the king were the ________ and the English Bill of Rights.
Who is Magna Carta?
____________ were colonists who signed a contract to work for four to seven years for those who paid for their journey to America.
What are indentured servants?
The last major battle of the American Revolution?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The delegates divided the power of the central government among three branches, each having specific roles. The _______________, called Congress, is responsible for proposing and passing laws. It is made up of two houses, as created in the Great Compromise.
What is Legislative Branch?
Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on religious freedom were written in the ______________.
What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Tisquantum, or _______, taught Pilgrims to fertilize soil. (What is another name for Tisquantum)
Who is Squanto?
Indian leaders like _______ opposed British settlement. His Rebellion began in May 1763, when his forces attacked British forts on the frontier
Who is Chief Pontiac?
TRUE OR FALSE: Many men ran farms and businesses while women served as soldiers. Others helped the Continental Army by raising money for supplies or making clothing. Women served as messengers, nurses, and spies.
What is False?
The agreement to create a two-house legislature became known as the _______. Under this compromise, Congress would have two houses. Each state, regardless of size, would have two representatives in the Senate. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives would be determined by the state’s population.
What is the Great Compromise?
The Second Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, and sent them to each state for ________.
What is ratification?
__________ questioned the teachings of religious leaders and was forced out of the colony.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?