Name two of the European Empires that settled in America
What is Britain, France, Spain, and/or Portugal
100
This Colonial Empire settled into North America
What is Britain
100
This document was signed which led to America's independence from Great Britain
What is The Declaration of Independence
100
American Government tries to follow the ideals of this government system
What is Democracy/Republic
100
When America gave up being a British Colony they adopted this name for themselves
What is the United States of America
200
These were the major Native American Empires upon the European's arrival
What is Aztec and Inca
200
This colony had a warm climate leading to large cash crop farming plantations and large slave populations
What is the southern colonies
200
Most events leading up to the American Revolution occurred in this Northern American City
What is Boston
200
Complete this phrase "No _________ without _________!"
What is "No Taxation without representation!"
200
This government body makes and votes on laws
What is Legislative Branch/Congress
300
This economic system was based around trade where you needed to export more than you imported in order to be wealthy
What is mercantilism
300
This colony had cold hard soil not good for farming but large forests and natural harbors good for ship building and trading ports
What is the Northern Colonies
300
This was the first tax implemented by the British against the American Colonists. It was a tax on paper goods
What is the Stamp Act/Tax
300
The Representation America did not have was in this British Government Institution
What is Parliament
300
This government body Enforces the Laws
What is The Executive Branch
400
While the Catholic religion was most common in Spainish colonies, this religion was the most common in the British Empire since it was the state religion of England.
What is the Anglican Church
400
This colony's economy was based around small family farms where most of the food of the colonies was grown or raised
What is the middle colonies
400
This infamous protest of British taxes resulted in the deaths of five American Colonists after British Soldiers fired into the crowd
What is the Boston Massacre
400
Democracy believes that decisions in government are made by
What is the people through voting
400
This government body interprets what the laws mean
What is the Judicial Branch/Courts
500
Name two of the traits shared by major colonial powers such as England or Spain
What is a Strong Navy, a strong central government, and/or wealth to spend
500
This type of government was popular in the American Colonies, an example of this government would be the House of Burgesses in Virginia
What is democracy/republic
500
The battles in these two towns led to the turning point which secured war between America and Britain
What is Lexington and Concord
500
The ideas behind the American Revolution such as tolerance and liberty were thought up during this European Societal Change