Colonization
The term for when a colony decides to govern themselves...
What is self government
This is the country that America was fighting for independence
What is England/Britain
This is the largest river in the United States and is commonly used to transport goods at this time
What is the Mississippi River
This is the term for when the powers of government are separated into three different branches
What is separation of powers
This is the tallest mountain range in the world
The term for when the king does not take care of or govern the colonists due to distance between the colonies and England
What is salutary neglect
This was what the king passed as the result of the Boston Tea party
What are the intolerable acts
This is the mountain range on the Eastern side of the United States (Hint: The king used it as a barrier in the proclamation line)
What are the Appalachian Mountains
This is the group that wanted a strong federal government and was for the new constitution
Who are the federalists
This is the largest country in the world by land mass
What is Russia
The colonists were not allowed to believe what they wanted, so when they moved, they were seeking...
This person was the father of the U.S. Navy
These are the lakes at the top of the United States (Hint: there are 5)
This is the group that wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and wanted a weak federal government
Who are the anti-federalists
This movie has made the most money out of all movies ever created
What is Avatar
The 1st self government in the colonies (hint: the pilgrims wrote this)
What is the mayflower compact
This was the general that surrendered at the battle of Yorktown
Who is general Cornwallis
This physical feature is commonly used for import and export, and lies between North America and Europe
What is the Atlantic Ocean
This is the agreement that 3 out of 5 slaves in the south will count for population towards representation
What is the 3/5 compromise
This is the most valuable sports franchise ever
Who are the Dallas Cowboys
An enlightenment thinker whose ideas promoted the idea of self governance
Who is John Locke
This person argued that one has the right to break away from their government if the government violates the people's rights. (Hint: Common Sense)
Who is Thomas Paine
This is a type of city that made America a great deal of money through trade with other countries
What is a port city
The process of a territory becoming a state, must have 60,000 population
What is the northwest ordinance
This American athletes has the most medals in olympic history
Who is Michael Phelps