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  • Who governed territories under the Northwest Ordinance
    The territories governed themselves
  • Which court case established judicial review?
    Marbury v. Madison
  • Which country allied with the Americans following the battle of Saratoga?
    France
  • Which branch of government is composed of Congress ?
    Legislative
  • Which colonial group was founded for religious freedom?
    Middle Atlantic
    Southern
    Western
    New England
  • What was the first constitution in the 13 colonies?
    Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
  • What did the First continental congress do about the Intolerable Acts/
    They sent a list of grievances to King George III
  • What are rights people have from birth?
    Unalienable rights
  • What law provided a way for new states to enter the union?
    Northwest ORdinance
  • Which colonial group had rocky soil, a cold climate, and harbors?
    Southern
    MidAtlantic
    Western
    New England
  • What government plan was unable to enforce the laws because it lacked an executive branch/
    Articles of Confederation
  • Name a grievance against the King from the Declaration of Independence
    Took away trial by jury, no taxation without representation, quartering
  • List 3 unalienable rights?
    life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
  • Which country claimed Florida, Texas, and California and built mission
    Spain
  • Why did the taxes after the French and Indian war violate consent of the governed?
    The colonists didn't have representation in Parliament
  • Which document officially recognized American independence?
    Treaty of Paris 1783
  • What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
    The Intolerable Acts
  • Which colonial region relied on labor from the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
    Southern Colonies
  • What was the social contract signed by the Pilgrims?
    Mayflower Compact
  • Which plan in the Great Compromise required representation based on equality?
    New Jersey Plan
  • Which branch of government makes the law?
    Legislative
  • What religious movement influenced the growth of representative government in the 13 colonies?
    1st great awakening
  • How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
    They ignored it
  • How did colonists feel about mercantilism?
    They were angry because Britain controlled trade
  • What government was able to get the colonies through the American Revolution despite its weakness
    Articles of Confederation
  • Which colony was founded by Pilgrims and Puritans
    Massachsuetts
  • Which colony was founded for English Catholics as a safe haven?
    Maryland
  • Which branch of government is the Commander in Chief?
    Executive
  • Why did the British surrender at Yorktown?
    America captured 2 of their generals
  • Which anti-slavery group settled Pennsylvania
    Quakers
  • Which group of colonies was founded for economic reasons?
    Southern Colonies
  • Which colonial region grew oats, grain, and agricultural products?
    Middle Colonies
  • What geographic feature served as the barrier for colonial settlement in the Proclamation of 1763?
    Appalachian Mountains
  • What document was signed because of the battle of Yorktown/
    Treaty of Paris 1783
  • Which colonial region grew cash crops?
    Southern Colonies
  • What is the supreme court's power to call a law unconstitutional called?
    judicial review
  • What is consent of the governed?
    The belief that government authority is based on the support of the people
  • Why did Roger Williams form Rhode Island?
    For religious toleration
  • Which branch of government has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
    Judicial
  • What did the colonists do in response to the Intolerable Acts?
    They held the First Continental Congress
  • What was the main reason for the American Revolution?
    Taxation without representation
  • Who left Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island for religious toleration?
    Roger Williams
  • Why did representative government grow in the 13 colonies?
    distance from Britain
  • What act of Civil disobedience followed the Tea Act?
    The Boston Tea party
  • What enlightenment philosopher wrote about life, liberty and property?
    John Locke
  • Which group of colonies had a moderate climate and rich farmland?
    Middle Colonies
  • What was the population requirement for new states to enter the union?
    60,000 settlers
  • Why were Europeans trying to find the Northwest Passage?
    To find a shortcut to Asia through North America
  • Which law prohibited colonists from settling past the Appalachian mountains?
    Proclamation of 1763
  • What was the first weak federal government of the US?
    Articles of Confederation
  • Which colonial group had fishing, shipbuilding, and lumber?
    Western
    Middle Atlantic
    New England
    Southern
  • What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
    Saratoga
  • What was the British system of trade that restricted the colonies?
    Mercantilism
  • Which group of colonies was Jamestown, Virginia in?
    Southern Colonies
  • Which agreement gave the south more power by counting a portion of slaves for representation?
    Three-Fifths Compromise
  • What document lists reasons for the Americans to form a government separate from Britain/
    Declaration of Independence
  • Which colonial region had warm climate and fertile soil?
    Southern Colonies
  • What document lists unalienable rights and grievances against King George III?
    The Declaration of Independence
  • Which plan required representation based on population?
    Virginia Plan
  • Why did the Southern colonies participate in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
    To get laborers for cash crops
  • Which branch of government enforces the law?
    Executive
  • What government plan was unable to tax?
    Articles of Confederation
  • Which branch of government makes the laws?
    Legislative
  • What document defines unalienable rights as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
    Declaration of Independence
  • Which was the last major battle of the American revolution?
    Yorktown
  • Which compromise established a bicameral legislature?
    Great Compromise
  • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Which major port city was founded by Puritans in a harbor?
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • What agreement in the Constitution decided how many representatives states would send to Congress? ?
    The Great Compromise
  • What was the first representative legislature in the 13 colonies?
    Virginia House of Burgesses
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