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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 set up Boston as the "hub" of their settlement.

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. 

dissenters / dissidents

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. 

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

What was the most important/most used crop in both the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements?

What was the only crop they harvested that was sweet?

1. corn

2. honey

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

Predict . . . The British government cared a lot about the colonies at first, always wanting to dictate how they should govern themselves. true or false?

False

500
The region of colonies that made large-scale farming difficult. (page 94)
What are the New England Colonies?