Unalienable rights; rights that people are born with.
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
An inventor, printmaker, and publisher from Philadelphia; one of the Founding Fathers; part of the Continental Congress; emissary to France during the Revolution
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What is the difference between a royal and a proprietary colony?
A royal colony is controlled directly by the king. A proprietary colony is begun by a land grant given by a king to an individual.
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
In response to the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty threw tea off of ships into the Atlantic Ocean as an act of rebellion.
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Who were the Patriots?
The colonists who favored American Independence.
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What are mercenaries?
Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own
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Who was John Locke?
An Enlightenment philosopher who believed in the separation of powers in government
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What reason did the majority of colonists have for coming to New England and Pennsylvania?
Religious freedom
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What is the Battle of Lexington & Concord also called?
The shot heard round the world
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What was the effect of Pontiac’s War?
The Proclamation of 1763 which said the colonists couldn’t live past the Appalachian Mountains.
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What is the Columbian Exchange?
Trade between the Old World and the New World
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What did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
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What was the Great Awakening?
A period of religious revival in the colonies
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What happened as a result of the Quebec Act?
Canada lost their legislature.
Considered the 5th intolerable act.
Part of the colonies were given to Quebec.
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What is the Starving Time?
When the Jamestown colony had very little food and many of the colonists died.
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What is Penn's Holy Experiment
To start a colony where all religions can be practiced freely without fear of intolerance.
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Who was Anne Bradstreet?
A colonial poet; a Puritan poet; the 1st woman to be published in the colonies
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What were the Acts of Toleration?
They were created by Lord Baltimore through the House of Burgesses. The act welcomed all Christian men to vote and hold office. It also called for religious toleration for all Christians.
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List 3 causes of the Revolutionary War.
Taxation without representation
Unfair laws (like the Quartering Act)
Destruction of colonial legislatures
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The closing of the Port of Boston
The Virginia Resolution
The Continental Congress
The Committees of Correspondence
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How did the French support the Patriots?
They gave them money, guns, a navy, and soldiers.
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What is guerrilla warfare?
The sneak attack warfare used by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (originated from Native American tactics)
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Who was Samuel Adams?
Colonial politician; governor of Massachusetts; creator of the committees of correspondence
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What is Triangular Trade?
Trade between the colonies, the Caribbean, and Africa that including the trade of goods, slaves, rum, sugar, and molasses.
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What was the Virginia Resolution?
A document by Robert Henry Lee brought to the Continental Congress that called for a declaration of independence
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Name the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Protection of Natural Rights
Grievances
Declaration of Independence