Colonial America
This colony was the site of the first English settlement in the New World
What is Roanoke?
This event was used by Patriots as propaganda against the British.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The number of branches of government.
What is 3
These rights are listed as "inalienable"
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This cash crop dominated Virginia's economy
What is tobacco?
This pamphlet encouraged colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
This battle is considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
This document governed the U.S. before the Constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This Enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights.
Who was John Locke?
These colonies are known as the "Middle Colonies"
What is NY, NJ, PA, and DE?
This battle is where the "shot heard around the world" took place.
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
This man ended up becoming a traitor but was a valuable general before he did.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This Amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This amendment means the police must have a warrant to search your house.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This document was an early example of self-government in America.
What is the Mayflower compact?
This act resulted in the closing of Boston Harbor.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place outside of this city.
What is Boston
This plan for the government favored large states.
What was the Virginia Plan?
This action was done to appease states with large amounts of slaves who wanted them on the census.
WHat is the 3/5 Compromise?
This proclamation passed by the British banned colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This Act resulted in a tax on all paper goods in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
What is a concurrent power?
This ordinance banned slavery in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?