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Foundations of Democracy
Limitations of Governments
About the Colonies
Colony Life
Much about the 13 Colonies
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It is a word that means rule by the people, or power to the people.
What is Democracy?
100
The document that England forced King John to sign in 1215 that limited his power.
What is the Magna Carta?
100
The name of the first permanent English settlement in North America. (page 90)
What is Jamestown?
100
They founded Massachusetts so they could worship their own way. (page 93)
Who were the Puritans?
100
The name of the group of colonies located furthest North.
What are the New England Colonies?
200
A system where people vote directly on candidates and govern themselves
What is a direct democracy?
200
A lawmaking body, such as the Parliament or Congress.
What is a legislature?
200
The Pilgrims drew up this agreement to govern themselves when they first got off of the Mayflower ship. (page 90)
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
People who opposed official or commonly held views. (page 93)
Who were dissenters?
200
The group of Colonies located furthest South. (page 95)
What are the Southern Colonies?
300
Where people choose leaders to govern for them.
What is a representative democracy?
300
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this book that inspired enlightenment thinkers.
What is the Prince?
300
They came to the colonies seeking religious freedom.
Who are the Pilgrims?
300
Farmers raised items to sell rather than keep to feed their own families. (page 94)
What were cash crops?
300
The name of the 4 Middle Colonies. (page 94)
What are New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?
400
When a government is based on a representative democracy it is called this.
What is a republic?
400
It is an agreement between government and the people where the people gave up some freedom for the government's protection.
What is a social contract (page 88)
400
They were brought to the American colonies against their will?
Who were the African slaves?
400
A large farm or estate. (page 95)
What is a plantation?
400
The name of the 5 Southern Colonies.
What are Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
500
A phrase that the Romans said to mean "veto".
What is "I forbid"
500
John Locke called them God-given rights.
What are natural rights?
500
They were too poor to pay for their trip to America, so they became these. (page 93)
Who were indentured servants?
500
The British government cared a whole lot about the colonies at first, true or false?
What is False?
500
The region of colonies that made large-scale farming difficult. (page 94)
What are the New England Colonies?