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Question | Answer |
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The agreement signed by Puritans to obey laws of the Plymouth Colony was the - | Mayflower Compact |
New Jersey and Maryland were established for ? reasons. | religious |
What 1770 event leads to the Battle of Lexington and Concord? | Boston Massacre |
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are examples of - | unalienable rights |
What event leads to the increase of Puritan population in Boston? | Great Migration |
What was the legal barrier to colonists moving westward after the French and Indian War? | Proclamation of 1763 |
In 1620, what document established self-governing colony based on rule of the people? | Mayflower Compact |
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" was written in - | 1776 |
The French and Indian War occurred during the ? Era. | Colonial |
The Southern Colonies were ideal for growing cash crops because of their - | warm climate and fertile soil |
In the 1700s, due to the farming economy in Southern Colonies, which group grew in population? | Slaves from Africa |
When Abigail Adams wrote letters encouraging her husband to "remember the ladies", she wanted - | women to have voting rights |
The Magna Carta influences this important U. S. document - | Bill of Rights |
The Treaty of Paris (1783) established the American colonies as free ending the - | American Revolution |
Meaning freedom is worth dying for, who states "give me liberty or give me death". | Patrick Henry |
The Declaration of Independence mentioned people had the right to - | control their government |
The first representative government in the New World was - | Virginia House of Burgesses |
What year was the Declaration of Independence written? | 1776 |
How were Native Americans impacted by European exploration? | European diseases killed large numbers |
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were based on - | rights of the individual |
Two important Puritans that founded Connecticut and Rhode Island are - | Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams |
Cold winters and rocky soil lead New England Colonies to focus on an ? economy. | industrial |
What country did Ben Franklin convince to support the Continental Army during the Revolution? | France |
Virginia House of Burgesses and New England town meetings were examples of - | self-government |
British policies like the "intolerable acts" and taxes imposed lead to the "breaking point" in - | 1775 |
United States citizens elect representatives to voice their opinions because the U.S. is a - | republic |
Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a- | scene of hardships for Washington's troops |
Representative democracy in the colonies was first practiced at the - | Virginia House of Burgesses |
Thomas Paine wrote a political pamphlet "Common Sense" to persuade colonists to - | support the cause of American independence |
The New York Colony was originally called - | New Amsterdam |