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Declaration of Independence
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Vocab
Grab Bag
100

Founding Father who had a torn relationship with his son, the royal governor of New Jersey

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

100

The introduction explaining their reasons for breaking. away from Britain

What is the Preamble?

100

Primary source of labor in the Southern colonies

What is slavery?

100

Supporter of independence from Britain

What are Patriots?

100

To sail completely around the globe

What is circumnavigate?

200

King of Britain during the American Revolution

King George III

200

Rights given at birth, such as life and liberty

What are natural rights?

200

Powhatan woman who married John Rolfe and brought peace

Who is Pocahontas?

200

Complaints or problems the colonists had with Britain

What are grievances?

200

Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro are two ancient cities located along this river

What is the Indus River?

300

Lawyer who defended the British soldiers in their trial for the Boston Massacre

Who is John Adams?

300
Convinced Jefferson to write the draft

Who is John Adams?

300

Form of writing that uses symbols and pictures to represent things and ideas

What is hieroglyphics?

300

Stuffed figures made to represent British officials that were burned in protest

What are effigies?

300

Musical artist who is the goddaughter of Dolly Parton

Who is Miley Cyrus?

400

Name for the governmental meeting between the colonies' delegates, or representatives

What is the Continental Congress?

400

First person to sign the Declaration of Independence

Who is John Hancock?

400

This was the first U.S. state

What is Delaware?


400

Document allowing officers to search anywhere at anytime with no reason

What are the writs of assistance?

400

Country that houses the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa

What is the United Arab Emirates?

500

Prime minister of England who passed the Sugar Act

Who is George Grenville?

500

The day that the Second Continental Congress voted on a resolution for independence

What is July 2nd, 1776?

500

Name for Spanish explorers who took control of the Americas

What are conquistadors?

500

Law that prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

500
Benedictine who started the Cistercian Order

Who is Robert of Molesme?