FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VUS SOL

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FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT VUS SOL

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Question 1: Economy of Middle Colonies

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Shipbuilding, Trade, Small-Scale Farming

Question 2: Bill of RIghts

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First ten amendments of the Constitution.

Question 3: The United States Constitution

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Document that establishes the government of the United States.

Question 4: Middle Colonies

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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware

Question 5: Puritans

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Group that founded New England

Question 6: Virginia Declaration of Rights

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Written by George Mason. Served as the basis of the Bill of Rights.

Question 7: Three-Fifths Compromise

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Counted slaves as 3/5 of population in regards to representation.

Question 8: Jamestown

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First permanent English settlement in the New World.

Question 9: Articles of Confederation

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First government of the United States. Created a weak national government with one branch and no power to tax. Ultimately failed and was replaced.

Question 10: Boston Tea Party

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Protest of the Tea Act by colonists dressed up as native Americans.

Question 11: Southern Colonies

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Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia

Question 12: Thomas Paine

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Wrote "Common Sense" which challenged the rule of the King of England. Influenced thew writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 13: Indentured Servants

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Worked on plantations to temporarily work off their debts. Replaced by slaves.

Question 14: Quakers

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Religious group that moved to Pennsylvania.

Question 15: Virginia House of Burgesses

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First legislative assembly in the New World. Today known as the General Assembly.

Question 16: Federalists

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Supported ratification of the Constitution. Wanted a strong national government.

Question 17: Virginia Company of London

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Business venture that helped to establish the Virginia Colony.

Question 18: Patriots

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Wanted to gain independence from Great Britain.

Question 19: First Continental Congress

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First time when colonies acted together.

Question 20: Boston Massacre

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Event where British soldiers shot and killed several colonists during a riot.

Question 21: James Madison

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Considered the "Father of the Constitution". Took detailed notes during the convention and wrote the Bill of Rights. Also led the United States in the War of 1812 as President.

Question 22: Treaty of Alliance

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Agreement signed between the United States and France during the Revolutionary War. Negotiated by Ben Franklin.

Question 23: Economy of the Southern Colonies

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Plantation System- Cash crops

Question 24: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Written by Thomas Jefferson. Served as the basis for the First Amendment.

Question 25: The Great Awakening

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Religious revival in the English Colonies.

Question 26: Anti-Federalists

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Were against ratification of the Constitution. Wanted a weak national government.

Question 27: Sugar/Stamp Acts

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Taxes passed to help pay for the American Revolution.

Question 28: Neutrals

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Colonists who did not pick a side during the Revolutionary War