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Vocabulary
Important Dates
13 Colonies
Documents
Grab Bag
100
Paid soldier who serves in the army of another country
mercenary
100
Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
100
Ship from England that carried the Pilgrims
Mayflower
100
First 10 amendments of the US constitution that lists many of the rights of all US citizens
Bill of Rights
100
Supporter of the constitution who was in favor of a strong national government
Federalists
200
Illegal trade with other countries
Smuggling
200
Magna Carta was signed that limited the power of a monarch (king)
1215
200
Colony founded by Rev. Thomas Hooker in which the Puritans settled
Connecticut
200
First representative legislature in the colonies
Virginia's House of Burgesses
200
Virginian politician who said "Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
300
A surprise attack
Ambush
300
American Revolution ends
1783
300
The reason most people came to settle colonial America
Religious Freedom
300
Peace accord between Britain and US ending the American revolution
Treaty of Paris
300
Legal papers allowing British officers to enter any place and search for goods
Writs of Assistance
400
Taking no side in fight or argument
Neutral
400
Mayflower Compact was signed at Plymouth to establish a government
1620
400
Colony founded by William Penn
Pennsylvania
400
First written constitution in America which showed representative government
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
400
The British won but suffered heavy losses with more than 1,000 dead and wounded
Battle of Bunker Hill
500
Groups of civilian soldiers
Militia
500
London Company founded the colony of Jamestown, Virgina
1607
500
Colony founded by James Oglethorpe that was mainly for debtors
Georgia
500
First governing document of the US
Articles of Confederation
500
Hit and run technique used in fighting a war
Guerilla Warfare