Columbian Exchange
The leg of the Triangle Trade that transported slaves from Africa to the colonies
The Middle Passage
This war was fought entirely in Europe over a region of Prussia, but impacted the French and Indian War in the Americas
The Seven Years War
This document from the second continental congress was rejected by King John, helping to spark the Revolutionary War
Olive Branch Petition
First battle of the Revolutionary War, "the shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
The first constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
The first social contract written by Mayflower passengers to govern the colonies
Mayflower Compact
The region of North America that was the center of conflict during the French and India War
Upper Ohio River Valley
These two Enlightenment ideals championed by John Locke inspired Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence
Natural rights, popular sovereignty
British General Cornwallis surrendered at the last battle here, ending the war
Yorktown
The Enlightenment ideals present in the Constitution
Social contract, limited government
The name that Christopher Colombus originally gave Haiti when he landed
Hispaniola
This boundary established that Europeans could not settle west of it
Proclamation Line of 1763
The British retaliation to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable/ Coercive Acts
This battle was a turning point victory for the colonial army, and convinced the French to side with the colonies against the British
Saratoga
The numbers of amendments the Constitution has
27
Bartolomeu de las Casas
This resource was over-hunted and one of the main reasons for the conflict leading up to the French and Indian War
Beaver fur
The Homespun movement, using homemade goods rather than British manufactures, was led by this group
Daughters of Liberty
This man was the first of 5 patriots to die in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
The number of articles the Constitution has
7
The Spanish explorer responsible for wiping out the Incas
Fransisco Pizarro
The region of Prussia over which the Seven Years War was fought
Silesia
The number of states needed to pass new laws under the Articles of Confederation
9 of 13
Civilians in the colonies who could be called on to support the colonial army
Minutemen
The five compromises made at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
The Great (Connecticut) Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise
Slave trade allowed until 1808
The Bill of Rights included
The Electoral College was formed