Colonial America
This region of colonies was known for larger cities, ship-building, fur trading/trapping, and items sourced from the ocean.
New England colonies
The Declaration of Independence had three main parts. Name them/describe them
Statement about government/Enlightenment
Grievances against the king
Statement of independence
This act made it so colonists needed to pay a fee for any printed materials.
The Stamp Act
This state's plan was beneficial to smaller states and called for Congressional representation to be equal, regardless of a state's population.
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as the ...
Bill of Rights
Native American populations dropped dramatically in the early colonial era. Name the main reason for this decline.
Disease
This agreement was made by passengers on the Mayflower. It made a plan for how they would make decisions once arriving to the New World.
Mayflower Compact
In response to this colonial act of protest, the British government closed the Port of Boston.
The Boston Tea Party
Name the three branches of the US Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
George Washington set a precedent that presidents can serve for this many terms/years.
No more than eight years
This region of colonies was known for rural living and significant agriculture focused on tobacco, indigo, and eventually cotton
Southern colonies
This Enlightenment thinker is often credited with greatly influencing early colonial government structures and much of the language used in the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
This person created a woodblock engraving of the Boston Massacre, which many consider to be a piece of propaganda.
Paul Revere
This state's plan called for congressional representation to be based on a state's population, with larger states having more representatives.
The Virginia Plan
Bicameral
This imaginary 'line' drawn by the British government limited the colonists' ability to move westward.
Proclamation Line
Proclamation of 1763
This British document had great influence on early colonial governments.
The Magna Carta
This group of people believed in a large and strong national government and believed that well-educated, wealthy men should lead the government.
Federalists
This compromise was focused on how enslaved persons would be counted in a state's population for the purposes of collecting taxes and representation in Congress.
3/5s Compromise
These men were known for protests and acts of defiance against the British government and British soldiers. Paul Revere and Sam Adams were members.
The Sons of Liberty
North Carolina, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland
Maine
This British policy meant there was very little oversight of the British colonies, leading to the colonists creating their own governments and having significant autonomy.
Salutary neglect
This document was created as the first plan for government for the newly independent US. It created a weak national government and did not have the ability to tax colonists.
The Articles of Confederation
The legislative branch is broken into two different chambers. Name them.
The Senate and House of Representatives
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine and is considered a cause of the American Revolution.