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The group of people who make the laws in England are known as
Parliament
100
If a law is cancelled or revoked, this law would be_______.
Repealed
100
Why were the colonist upset with Parliament?
They were taxing them and they had no representation in Parliament.
100

Who founded the Connecticut colony and what was its purpose?

Who and Thomas Hooker and to ensure religious freedom?

100
During the American Revolution, many people were killed in Boston. This was known as
The Boston Massacre
200

What settler received a charter from England to create Rhode Island?

Who is Roger Williams?

200
Name one Enlightenment thinker
Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft, Voltaire, Diderot,
200

What was the Townshend Act?

What is the tax on tea, glass, paints and dye?

200

Who was granted the Charter to found Pennsylvania?

Who is William Penn?

200
To bring goods or services into a country is known as
Import
300
The 13 Colonies were divided into 3 sections, name ALL 3.
New England, Middle, and Southern
300

Name the 3 important documents that influenced the future of the American government.

What is the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact

300
What did the colonist do in respond to the British after the Tea Act?
Went on to the ships and tossed crates of tea overboard. Boston tea party
300

What colony had a more rocky soil making it hard to farm?

What is the New England Colony

300

What was the Toleration Act of 1649 about?

What is it guaranteed equality of rights for all religions?

400

What was the major reason for the split of the North Carolina to North and South Carolina?

What is bad politics?

400
What type of rights did John Locke believe people should have?
Natural Rights
400

What act gave Parliament the constitutional right to impose laws over the American colonists?

What is the Declaratory Act

400

This was the first successful English colony.

What is Jamestown?

400
What was the first legal contract signed in America?

What is the Mayflower Compact?

500

This colony was known for large plantations and raising livestock.

What is South Carolina?
500
Daily Double!!! Name the 3 natural rights which Locke believed people should have.
Life, Liberty, and Property
500
Name 2 items which were taxed in the Stamp Act.
Legal documents, diplomas, contracts, newspapers, & playing cards
500

What was New York colony originally named?

What is New Amsterdam?

500

This state acted as a Buffer zone between the Spanish and English colonies.  

What is Georgia?