Types of Government
This type of government is ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
This colony was the first permanent English settlement in America.
What is Jamestown?
This war left Britain in debt, leading to taxation of the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
A system where citizens vote directly on laws.
What is a direct democracy?
This colony mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only the word "CROATOAN."
What is Roanoke Island?
This act prohibited colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A government ruled by a small group of powerful individuals.
What is an oligarchy?
This early legislative assembly was established in Virginia in 1619.
What is the House of Burgesses?
This event involved colonists protesting by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This form of government has a religious leader.
What is a theocracy?
This agreement established self-government for Plymouth colonists.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This violent clash occurred between colonists and British soldiers in 1770.
What is the Boston Massacre?
A system where elected officials represent the people.
What is a representative democracy?
Name one of the 13 original colonies.
What are Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia?
List two examples of excise taxes imposed by the British on American colonies.
What are the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act?