Vocabulary
Revolutionary War
Philosophers
Declaration of Independence
Early American History
100
An area of land controlled by the government and people of another, far away country
Colony
100
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on sugar
100
Who believed in the kings should have all the power?
Hobbes
100
What was the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?
The Preample
100
These were the first people lving in America
Native Americans
200
A person living in a colony
Colonist
200
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on paper
200
Who believed in pure democracy?
Rousseau
200
The Declaration of Independence has 27 ____________.
Complaints
200
How many colonies were there?
13
300
From Great Britain (a country in Europe)
British
300
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
Glass, lead, oil, and tea
300
Who believed in a divided government?
Montesquieu
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
People were brought from Africa to be what?
Slaves
400
Money you pay to the government
taxes
400
What pamphlet argued for independence?
"Common Sense"
400
Who believed in the right of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property?"
John Locke
400
What does this complaint mean? “For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world…”
Colonists can only trade with Great Britain.
400
Name two other countries that colonized America other than Great Britain.
France, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, or Russia.
500
A group of people who get together to make laws or a new government
Congress
500
What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
500
Which philosopher came up with the "social contract"?
Hobbes
500
What does this complaint mean: “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…”
Not giving people a fair trial if they are arrested.
500
What were four reasons Europeans colonized North and South America?
Get rich, religion, overpopulation, and power.