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What reason were the Southern Colonies founded?
For economic gain
What region was the Pennsylvania colony part of?
Middle Colonies
The Townshend Act (1767) levied a tax on
Document published on July 4, 1776, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
The Commander of the Continental Army was
George Washington
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to encourage the American colonies to separate from Britain
Common Sense
The American Revolution began with the battles of
Lexington and Concord
The Sons of Liberty dumped 90,000 pounds of tea on December 16, 1773, in an event known as the
Boston Tea Party
In September 1774, 50 delegates from 12 colonies came together in the
First Continental Congress
This took place in the 16th and 17th centuries and caused drastic change in scientific thought
Scientific Revolution
He believed that people and the gov't. entered into a Social Contract. If the gov't. did not protect people's rights, then they had the right to overthrow the gov't.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He believed that power should be separated into 3 branches: legislative, judicial, and executive
Montesquieu
He believed that humans were selfish and greedy, and thus, needed a strong ruler
Thomas Hobbes
He believed that people were born with natural rights, especially life, liberty, and property
John Locke
Someone who pays their debt by working without pay for a certain amount of time is an...
Indentured servant
He believed that the accused should have a fair trial and that the punishment should fit the crime
Cesare Baccaria
This law ordered colonists to provide British troops with housing, salt, vinegar, cider, etc.
Quartering Act
The Middle Colonies were culturally diverse due to whose presence there?
Dutch and Swedes
This was the six-week trip that enslaved Africans were taken on from West Africa to the New World
Middle Passage
The Mayflower Compact is
an agreement the Pilgrims made to self-govern and establish "just and equal laws."
After being provoked, British troops shot and killed 5 colonists on March 5, 1770, in an event known as the
Boston Massacre
This ended the French and Indian War and ceded much of France's North American territory to Britain
Treaty of Paris
A Boston Patriot who pushed for anti-British sentiment, especially after the Townshend Act and Boston Massacre
Samuel Adams
King George III drew a line down the Appalachian Mountains to separate indigenous and colonists territory in the
Proclamation of 1763