| 13 Colonies |
| #1 |
A group of people who settle in a distant land, but remain under the authority of their native country |
What is a colony? |
| #2 |
Slavery, religious freedom, criminal conviction, and the chance to own land |
What are reasons colonists came to North America? |
| #3 |
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
What are the Southern colonies? |
| #4 |
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania |
What are the Middle / Mid-Atlantic colonies? |
| #5 |
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut |
What are the New England colonies? |
| More Revolutionary War Vocabulary |
| #1 |
A forcible overthrow of a government |
What is a revolution? |
| #2 |
Cruel, oppressive, unfair government rule or leadership. |
What is tyranny? |
| #3 |
In the Revolutionary War, the group that defended the new country from Britain at any cost. |
Who are Patriots? |
| #4 |
In the Revolutionary War, the group that stayed loyal to the leader, King George III. |
Who are Loyalists? |
| #5 |
A brutal killing of innocent people. |
What is a massacre? |
| Road to Revolution |
| #1 |
In this event, France fought England, France lost its North American land, and King George III angered colonists when he drew a line down the Appalachian Mountains that colonists were not allowed to cross. |
What is the French and Indian War? |
| #2 |
This slogan represented that colonists had to give money to England, but didn't get to help make decisions or vote in Parliament |
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"? |
| #3 |
During this event, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw shipments overboard into Boston Harbor. |
What is the Boston Tea Party? |
| #4 |
This act forced colonists to pay a small fee for each piece of paper they purchased or used. |
What is the Stamp Act? |
| #5 |
After reading this document, King George III called the colonists traitors and rejected their ideas. |
What is the Olive Branch Petition? |
| The Declaration of Independence |
| #1 |
The author of the Declaration of Independence (and the 3rd President!) |
Who is Thomas Jefferson? |
| #2 |
This is the section of the Declaration that explains why colonists wanted to separate from England. |
What is the Preamble? |
| #3 |
In this section, colonists wrote out their complains about King George III and England |
What is the Grievances? |
| #4 |
The date the Declaration was actually signed. |
What is July 2nd, 1776? |
| #5 |
This famous phrase describes inalienable rights that all people have. |
What is "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"? |
