Colonial America
Mayflower Compact helped to
establish a self- ruling government
I wrote "Common Sense" to persuade others to fight for freedom (Patriots)
Thomas Paine
Federalist wanted this
a strong central government
When is eating allowed
under this, to become a state, you needed 60,000 people, and ban slavery
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
If you were a puritan you'd be in which colony
Massachusetts
Closed access to the Boston Harbor and effected colonial livelihood
Intolerable Acts
Anti federalist wanted to protect this with the bill of rights
Civil Liberties (rights)
Allowed to leave the classroom
When lecture is over, 10 minutes after class has started,
Helped to create the legislative branch of government as a bicameral legislation. Taken from the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
Great Compromise
Fur trapping and trading occurring along the Mississippi River and the Great lakes. Who claimed this land?
France
What significant event occurred in 1718?
The founding of San Antonio.
This meeting help set up Congress, the power to declare war , and set up a system of checks and balances
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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This event led England to begin imposing taxes on the colonist
French and Indian War
I am a catholic seeking protection from religious persecution, where would I go?
Maryland
England gave up all lands east of the Mississippi River, England gave formal recognition to the colonies, colonist could now fish in Newfoundland(Canada)
Treaty of Paris 1783
Addressed the issue of how slaves should be counted in a states population
Three- Fifths Compromise
This amount of minutes for the restroom
5 minutes
I was a leader of the Sons of Liberty and I signed the Declaration of Independence
Samuel Adams
Which region of Texas has the most rainfall per year?
Coastal Plains Region.
Limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
The author of the U.S. constitution
James Madison
When should you be ready and willing to learn
ALWAYS.
Written in 1787 its established the United States as a constitutional democratic-republic
U.S. Constitution