What is the theory a counrtry should sell more goods to other countries than it buys.
100
Double Jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What did Britian do in response to the Boston Tea Party?
200
What was the Mayflower Compact?
What is Before the pilgrims (a new group of American colonists) got off their ship, the Mayflower, in Plymouth they drew up a written plan for government called the Mayflower Compact.
200
Define boycott.
What is Refuse to buy.
200
Define legislature.
What is A law making body
200
Repeal
What is To cancel.
200
What was the Stamp Act?
What is What is The British government placed high taxes on American colonists to pay off the heavy war debts and to cover the costs of ruling it's new land.
300
Double Jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is What is precedence? Give an example (the example can be made up).
300
What are delegates?
What are representatives---the colonists sent delegates to Philidelphia to discuss their concerns about King George III.
300
Define amend
What is to change
300
Constitution
What is a written plan for government
300
What did the American colonists do in response to the Stamp Act?
What is boycott British Goods.
400
What was the Magna Carta?
What is What is A contract that protected the nobles' priviledges and upheld their authority. It limited the power of the monarch by guaranteeing no one would be above the law, not even the king or queen.
400
What was the First Continental Congress?
What is the meeting of the delegates in Philidelphia, who sent a document to King George III demanding the rights of the colonists are restored.
400
When does the U.S. Celebrate Independence Day? Why do Americans celebrate Independence Day on that date?
What is July 4th because that is when the Declaration of Independence was approved, even though true freedom wouldn't come until after the war with Great Britian ended.
400
Bicameral
What is A legislature consisting of 2 parts, or houses.
400
What was the Townsend Act?
What is What is British passed a new set of laws to tax goods imported to the American colonies.
500
What was the Mayflower Compact?
What is What is Before the pilgrims (a new group of American colonists) got off their ship, the Mayflower, in Plymouth they drew up a written plan for government called the Mayflower Compact.
500
What did King George III do in response to the letter he received from the American colonies demanding they get their rights back?
What was it called?
What is He responded with force. It began the Revolutionary War.
500
What were the Articles of Confederation?
What is The first constitution of the U.S.
500
Confederation
What is A group of individuals or goverments who band together for a common purpose.
500
What was the Boston Tea Party? Why did Americans do this?
What is What is Colonists blocked all ships with tea, except in Boston. When the ship arrived in Boston they dressed as Native Americans and dumped the British tea into the harbor to protest further taxes on tea and imported goods.