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Speed Match Review Game

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How To Play:
Drag the squares in the gray area and drop them in the matching squares in the blue area below.
If you drop a square in the correct spot, it will disappear.
If you make a mistake, the square will return to its original spot.
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Let's Play Speed Match!

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

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A group of people who settle in a distant land, but remain under the authority of their native countryWhat is a colony?
Slavery, religious freedom, criminal conviction, and the chance to own landWhat are reasons colonists came to North America?
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiaWhat are the Southern colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, PennsylvaniaWhat are the Middle / Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, ConnecticutWhat are the New England colonies?
To take back or undo a lawWhat is to repeal?
Money paid to the governmentWhat is a tax?
Self-rule or freedomWhat is independence?
To refuse to use/buy in protest of a policyWhat is to boycott?
Rights that cannot be taken awayWhat are inalienable rights?
A forcible overthrow of a governmentWhat is a revolution?
Cruel, oppressive, unfair government rule or leadership.What is tyranny?
In the Revolutionary War, the group that defended the new country from Britain at any cost. Who are Patriots?
In the Revolutionary War, the group that stayed loyal to the leader, King George III. Who are Loyalists?
A brutal killing of innocent people. What is a massacre?
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?
This slogan represented that colonists had to give money to England, but didn't get to help make decisions or vote in ParliamentWhat is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
During this event, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw shipments overboard into Boston Harbor. What is the Boston Tea Party?
This act forced colonists to pay a small fee for each piece of paper they purchased or used. What is the Stamp Act?
After reading this document, King George III called the colonists traitors and rejected their ideas. What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The author of the Declaration of Independence (and the 3rd President!)Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the section of the Declaration that explains why colonists wanted to separate from England. What is the Preamble?
In this section, colonists wrote out their complains about King George III and EnglandWhat is the Grievances?
The date the Declaration was actually signed. What is July 2nd, 1776?
This famous phrase describes inalienable rights that all people have. What is "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?