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American Cultures
Term | Definition |
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Who is George Washington? | A Army General who become the 1st president |
What is a militia? | An army of colonists/town folk |
What is a Alliance? | When two sides help out each other in a war or problem |
Who was John Adams? | The second president of the US |
What were the Writs of Assistance? | A written order issued by court instructing a law enforcement official |
What is a boycott? | Refusing to use public resources or buy goods |
What is a petition? | A document signed by people who want a certain deal solved |
What is a monopoly? | Complete control over a product |
What is a mercenary? | A person who takes part in an armed conflict |
Who was Thomas Paine? | The writer of "Common Sense" |
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? | Arrival of puritans |
What was the first permanent settlement? | Jamestown |
What was originally a dutch settlement? | New York |
What is the body of water that is where a ice bridge use to be? | Bering Sea |
What is Monotheism? | Belief that there is only one God |
What is Polytheism? | Belief that there are more than one God, several Gods |
What was the name of Dutch's original settlement? | New Netherlands |
Why was the Mayflower Compact created? | They didn't want to follow British rules |
New England Colonies are... | Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island |
Middle Colonies are... | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware |
Southern Colonies are... | Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia |
How did the Great Awakening affect the colonies? | More churches were created and powered religions |
How did Colonists get around the Navigation Acts? | Smuggling |
Why was John Peter Zenger taken to court? | He printed articles criticizing the Governor |
Who was the first president? | George Washington |