13 Colonies
Which region has rocky, sandy soil?
New England
According to John Locke’s social contract theory?
People agree to create and live under a government
Finish the statement from the Declaration of Independence: " that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of _________________________________
Happiness
Why did the British government begin to tax its American colonies after the Proclamation of 1763
to raise money to pay the costs of defending the colonists
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed the Coercive Acts. What did the Colonists call these acts?
the Intolerable Acts
Which region had large cities?
Middle
What did John Locke say are the rights that people have just because they are human beings?
Life, liberty, and property
Finish the statement from the Declaration of Independence: "that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable____________
Rights
Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre is an example of
Propaganda
The supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom (Makes the Laws)
British Parliament
Which region grew tobacco, rice and cotton?
Southern
These men studied the writing of John Locke when forming our country's government.
The Founders
Finish the statement from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-___________, that all men are created _____________
evident, equal
This was the policy that did not allow colonists to go west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line
The group of Patriots that dumped tea into the Boston Harbor were called:
Sons of Liberty
Most people in the New England Colonies came for
Religious Freedom
The purpose of government is to
Protect Natural Rights
The four parts to the Declaration of Independence are?
Preamble, Resolution of Independence, Natural Rights, Grievances
5 Patriots were killed on the streets of Boston on March 5, 1770:
Boston Massacre
What caused the French and Indian War?
The Colonists cross the Appalachian Mountains and got into conflicts with the Native Americans and the French.
Which region had a Plantation Economy?
Southern
What is an an agreement by a group of people to create a government that can make and enforce laws?
social contract
July 4th, 1776
Declaration of Independence was adopted
The King forcing people to house the soldiers in their homes and inns is known as:
Quartering Act
A hundred years of the Colonists being left alone and not following the trade laws passed by the King of England and Parliament is called:
Salutary Neglect