French and Indian War
What two European countries fought each other in the French and Indian War?
What type of government gives the power to the people?
Democracy
What 1765 law required colonists to pay for an official seal on paper products like newspapers and legal documents?
Stamp Act
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When using a source, we should always consider whether the author is ___________.
Reliable
What country did most Native Americans side with in the war?
France
What is the difference between working inside the system and working outside the system?
Inside = legal methods of change
Outside = illegal methods of change
What event in 1770 began as a protest and ended with British soldiers firing on colonists, killing five people?
Boston Massacre
According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their power from the _______ of the governed.
Consent
What were the three groups of colonies called?
Southern, Middle, New England
What law did Britain pass in 1763 to prevent colonists from disturbing Native lands after the war?
Proclamation Line of 1763
What type of government is ruled by one person with absolute power?
Autocracy (dictatorship or absolute monarchy)
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed harsh laws known by what name?
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
What three rights does the Declaration say are guaranteed to all humans by God?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
What social studies skill involves finding multiple sources that agree on a specific piece of information?
Corroboration
What caused Britain to raise taxes on the colonists?
What type of democracy is the United States?
a) Direct
b) Representative
Representative (a democratic republic)
What was the name of the group of colonists that committed violenet acts to resist British rule?
Sons of Liberty
The Declaration of Independence is a letter that contains a list of ________________ to King George III?
Complaints, accusations, grievances, etc.
On the Atlantic Slave Trade, what was the journey that enslaved people were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean called?
Middle Passage
What is one example of creating a new system?
War, coup d'etat, revolution, etc.
What was the name of the event known as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of _________.
The Battle of Lexington
Name one specific greivance that the Founding Fathers list in the Declaration of Independece.
Taxation without representation, witholding naturalization for immigrants, the Boston Massacre, closing off trade, encouraging slave rebellions, and Native American attacks, etc.
What was one of the effects that European colonization had on Native Americans?
Loss of life, loss of tradition, stolen land, some new trading partners, spread of disease, war, etc.