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Age of Exploration
European Colonies
Revolutionary Period
Articles and the Constitution
VA History
100
This group settled in New England
What is the Puritans
100
The colonies known for cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo
What is the southern colonies
100
Colonists who believed in independence from Britain
What are Patriots
100
3 co-equal branches under the Constitution
What is executive, legislative, and judicial
100
This colony was established in 1607 and is the first English colony in North America
What is Jamestown
200
This country explored and conquered large parts of South America and the Caribbean
What is Spain
200
Religious movement that swept through Europe and the colonies during the mid- 1700s
What is The Great Awakening
200
Resistance to British officers stationed in a time of peace. Led to British firing on colonists
What is the Boston Massacre
200
Law case establishing the doctrine of Judicial Review
What is Marbury vs Madison
200
The first elected assembly in VA and the New World
What is VA House of Burgesses
300
Colonies settled by English, Dutch, and German-speaking immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity
What is the Middle colonies
300
This group of colonies used town meetings (direct democracy) in the operation of government
What is New England
300
Date the Declaration of Independence was put into effect
What is July 4, 1776
300
People who would not support the constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added
What is Anti-Federalists
300
"Give me liberty, or give me death"
What is Patrick Henry
400
English nobility who received large land grants in the New World from the King
What are Cavaliers
400
The method in which thousands of enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas. SPECIFIC TERM- NOT A BOAT
What is the Middle Passage
400
Philosopher who inspired Jefferson while writing the Declaration to include "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"
What is John Locke
400
The plan which settled the dispute between large states and small states over representation in Congress
What is the Great Compromise
400
Wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
What is Thomas Jefferson
500
Country known for their good relations with the Natives and for their prosperous fur trade
What is France
500
people who worked on plantations for a period of time in exchange for their passage from Europe
What is indentured servants
500
The turning point of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
Provide AT LEAST 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is -weak national government, no power to tax, no common currency, one vote per state, no executive, no judicial
500
Document written by George Mason stating the government should not violate the people's natural rights.
What is Virginia Declaration of Rights