13 Colonies
Maryland was colonized by this group.
What are Catholics?
Mayflower Compact is an example of this.
What is self-government, or social contract?
Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists, stop! You cannot go west of the Appalachian Mountains. Stay to the east, to the east.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
First shots heard around the world; first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
New England colonies have these economic activities due to harsh winters, rocky soil, dense forests, and natural harbors.
What is fishing, shipbuilding, trading, or lumber?
First written Constitution
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This act forced colonists to house British soldiers and provide food and clothing.
This battle was the turning point of the war since America was aided by France and Spain.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This region depends on their long growing seasons and fertile soil to grow crops such as wheat and barley.
What is the Mid-Atlantic region? (Middle)
Reasons for the growth of representative government.
What is distance (slow communication) or salutary neglect?
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense to convince colonists to become Patriots.
Who is Thomas Paine?
A list of grievances that explain why the colonists were declaring independence from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the final battle in the American Revolution.
What is Battle of Yorktown?
This region depends on slavery due to their plantation system and cash crops.
What is the Southern Colonies?
This document protects our individual rights and inspired the Founding Fathers to create the Bill of Rights for the Constitution.
What are the English Bill of Rights?
First casualty in the Boston Massacre, this person is considered the first casualty in the American Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor as a form of protesting this event.
What is the Tea Act or the Townshend Act?
This event occurred in Pennsylvania. General Washington and his men endured diseases, harsh winters, no food or clothing, and no shelter.
What is Valley Forge?
Why did the Transatlantic Slave Trade happen in America?
What are Labor demands of the plantation system or cash crops?
This founding document established trial by jury in England, limited the power of the king, and INSPIRED colonists to form their own representative government.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Father and Founder of the U.S. Navy who fought during the Revolutionary War.
Who is John Paul Jones?
What ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
This event ended the American Revolution and declared America independent from Great Britain.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?