Colonies
How many colonies did England have?
13
Define "Taxation without Representation".
Being taxed with no power to decide.
How many types of government did we discuss in class? Name them.
3
Monarchy, Democracy and Dictatorship
What is the objective of the Declaration of Independence?
Break up letter telling the king why we are separating from his Kingdom and telling him what kind of government we are making.
Into how many regions did the English colonies divide into?
3
Describe the Stamp Act and describe what the colonist did in order to resist?
Taxed all legal documents and most things made out of paper. Colonist protested and led to riots.
Which one allows citizens to hold power and voice in decision making?
Democracy
What are unalienable rights? Which 3 do the colonists say they deserve?
Rights that are natural of humans and that can not be taking away.
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.
Name the three regions?
New England
Middle
Southern
Describe the Boston Massacre. What caused it and what happen after?
High taxes, riot led to an altercation. 5 colonists died. King lowered taxes but tension remained.
What is a Monarchy? Tell me three things about this type of government.
Country ruled by a King and Queen.
Power is achieved through hereditary (granted by family bonds).
Political power could either be constitutional (monarchs have limited power) or absolute (monarchs hold all the power).
What type of government are the colonists looking to create?
Democracy.
What colonies made up the New England colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Describe the Boston Tea Party.
Due to the Tea Act, colonists boycotted tea and dumped King's tea to the Harbor.
What is the main difference between a Dictatorship and a Democracy?
How power is obtain and citizen power.
Dictator is by force does not allow citizens to have power, Democracy is by votes and citizens are given most of the power.
What can happen to our rights? And why do we need to institute (create) a government that protects them?
Can be taken away (violated).
A government should organize themselves to create laws that allow their citizens to feel safe and happy.
What colonies made up the Southern colonies? What resources made up their economy?
Region: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Resource: Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops.
What caused the Intolerable Acts? What did they lead the colonist to?
As punishment due to the Boston Tea Party.
Led to Revolution.
Which one is the best type of government and why?
Based on individual.
What do the people have the right to do if their government is not working for them?
Alter, Abolish or Institute a new Government.