VOCABULARY
an addition to the Constitution
What is an amendment?
The colonists created the beginning of a government and established new rules for their colony.
what is the mayflower compact?
War between Britain and France, with various Native American groups choosing sides.
What is the French and Indian war?
the official statement in which the 13 American colonies declared that they were separating from Great Britain and forming a new country
What is the Declaration of Independence?
the first governing document of the United States, created during the Revolutionary War and adopted in 1781. Granted too much power to states.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
a group of citizens organized for military service
What is a militia?
a group of English people who left England to seek religious freedom.
What is a pilgrim?
A tax on tea after being in debt from the French and Indian War passed by British parliament
What is the Tea Act?
Leader of the Continental Army
What is George Washington?
3 branches of government
What is the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and Judicial Branch?
putting in place by a government order
what is imposing?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What are the Middle colonies?
At this meeting 12 of 13 colonies met and rejected a plan to make peace with Great Britain, instead they decided to write a petition to the King. It was a response to Britain’s harsh laws against the colonies.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence
What is John Hancock?
an armed uprising in Massachusetts led by American farmers protesting economic hardship and government policies.
What is Shays Rebellion?
the news media, including newspapers and magazines, websites, and TV and radio
What is the press?
a member of a group of English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England
What is a Puritan?
act required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
What is the Quartering Act?
an early fight in the American Revolution, happening near Boston, Massachusetts.
What is the Battle of (Not) Bunker hill?
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the federal government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
a person who defies authority
what is a rebel?
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
What are the Southern colonies?
an event where British soldiers fired on colonists, killing several people
What is The Boston Massacre?
Date of the Declaration of Independence
What is July 4, 1776?
President, Vice President, Cabinet
What is Executive Branch?