People
Enlightenment philosophe who wrote about 'separation of powers'
Montesquieu
This was the location of the first permanent colonist settlement, founded in 1607
Jamestown
Name of the important document from 1776 (hint: We want to be independent)
Declaration of Independence
Location of the massacre in 1770 where 5 colonists were killed
Boston
He drew a famous engraving of The Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
1st American to die in Revolution (hint: Boston Massacre)
Crispus Attucks
William Penn and the Quakers settled this area
Pennsylvania
This was the unifying plan rejected by the colonies that Benjamin Franklin proposed
This colony created the House of Burgesses
Virginia
British and French primarily fought over this area in French/Indian War
Ohio River Valley / Canada area
Wrote a harrowing account of The Middle Passage aboard a slave ship
Equiano
These 2 towns are where the American Revolution started with the 'shot heard round the world'
Lexington and Concord
This document established an early basis of government for the Puritans before they founded Plymouth colony
Mayflower Compact
This colony was a haven for Catholics
Maryland
This was the most important/primary port city in the south
Charleston
Wrote the hit best-selling pamphlet "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Winthrop delivered his famous 'city on a hilll' speech in this colony
Massachusetts
He wrote The Social Contract, which was about an ideal society.
Rousseau
The religious group The Quakers settled here
Pennsylvania
where Sons of Liberty had a famous 'tea party'
Boston
Wrote about the Invisible Hand in the capitalist system
Adam Smith
South Carolina's state religion was this (a type of Protesetant)
Anglican
This early document written in 1215 established the belief that King John's power shouldn't be absolute
Magna Carta
The Continental Congress (both) met in this city
Philadelphia
This is the economic system used during the time of salutary neglect
mercantilist