Unit 1 Colonies
Why did Europe want to colonize North America?
God, Glory and Gold
To expand their power with the riches from the "New World"
What was the name of the document that the colonist wrote to justify their actions to brake up from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Which was a crucial battle that renewed hopes for independence and is known as a turning point?
Saratoga
Where did the Constitutional Convention took place?
City & State (Bonus for the year)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787
Which is this 7 Principle?
-Legislative: makes laws
-Executive: enforces laws
-Judicial: interprets laws
Separation of Powers
What was the 1st representative legislature in the English Colonies?
The House of Burgesses in 1619
What did Great Britain establish to help American Colonists with conflicts between Native Americans?
Proclamation Line of 1763
What was the main problem for General George Washington at Valley Forge in the harsh winter of 1777-1778?
Keeping his army together
How did the delegates from the Constitutional Convention settle the issue of slave representation in the government?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which 7 Principle of government was created to prevent anyone to be above the law?
Limited Government
What is the system where American colonies provided raw materials and markets for British products?
Mercantilism
What did the colonists do after the British passed the Stamp Act of 1765?
Who am I?
-Naval commander during revolution
-Father of the US Navy
-"I have yet not begun to fight"
John Paul Jones
What papers helped convince some states to ratify the United States Constitution?
Federalists Papers
Choose 4 Amendments from the Bill of Rights that protect individual rights as due process (protection against unfair governmental actions and laws)
5 , 6 , 7 , 8
Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements?
Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the punishment after the Boston Tea Party were Parliament closed the Boston Harbor?
Intolerable Acts
Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What was the name of the deal between those in favor of the Virginia Plan and those in favor of the New Jersey Plan?
Great Compromise
Which Amendment has helped to promote religious freedom?
1st Amendment
Religious freedom
What pamphlet written by Thomas Paine help convince the colonists to write the Declaration of Independence?
Common Sense
Who am I?
-Patriot during the revolution famous for saying "give me liberty, or give me death"
-Anti-Federalist after the revolution who refused to ratify the new Constitution
Patrick Henry
What is the name of the law that established processes for admitting new states to the Union?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The British use of writs of assistance against Americans led to the Bill of Rights to include which Amendment?
4th - unreasonable search and seizures