New Beginnings
Life is Good
This has to stop
On Our Way
100
These colonies share harsh winters and rocky, hilly land.
What are the New England Colonies
100
Nine out of ten colonists lived here
What is small family farms
100
Before 1763, the American colonies had been
What is left alone to govern themselves
100
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry
200
The people who settled here were from many countires and cultures.
What are the Middle Colonies
200
Compared to today's cities, colonial cities were very
What is noisy
200
A major effect of the French and Indian War
What is greatly expanded Britain's empire in North America
200
He was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to command its new Continental Army
Who was George Washington
300
This feature made the Southern Colonies unique
What is large plantations.
300
The Magna Carta, was signed by King John in 1215, made it clear that
What is even the king of England must obey the law.
300
The Stamp Act upset American colonists mostly
What is Parliament had no right to tax the colonies
300
It persuaded many colonists that the time had come to declare independence
What was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
400
The Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders, and town meetings all showed the determination of colonists to
What is govern themselves and solve thier own problems.
400
The English Bill of Rights was important to colonists because it
What is spelled out the rights they had as English Citizens
400
The Townshend Acts and the Tea Act were opposed as
"taxation without representation" by most colonists
400
This was written to explain why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Indpendence
500
This generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies.
What is founded by people with different goals ranging from making money to following thier faith.
500
In the colonies, the simplest way to climb the social ladder was to
What is make a lot of money
500
The Intolerable Acts did this
What is united the colonies against Britain
500
All people are born with certain unalienable rights
What is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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