First Semester Review

What was the landmark in which the Colonists could not pass according to the Proclamation of 1763?

This person helped establish freedom of the press

How did they measure wealth during this era?

Why did people not want the Constitution?

What was the number of states needed to approve the Constitution?

Where do we think mankind first crossed over to the Americas? Between Alaska and _________

Theory that colonies exist for the benefit of the home country is called

What does the legislative branch do?

Woven cloth, baskets, canoes, and furs were common gifts at a ______________.

Who was a spy that helped the Patriots?

These people built their homes into the side of cliffs.

Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack"

What is the name of the English legislature?

What is a grievance?

Where were the Maya's located?

This man led guerrilla attacks against the British in the South

Who betrayed our country?

A formal agreement between two powers to work together towards a common goal

Signed up for military duty

First European to see the Pacific Ocean by sailing west

Pilgrims were also known as...

This country founded the colony that is located in current day NY

Law that requires that one must be charged with a crime if he/she is being held for a period of time

Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

Who had the largest empire in the world?

This group forced the king to sign the Magna Carta

System of courts

This person helped establish freedom of the press

Where were the Inca's located?

Commander of the first American navy

This is the author of Common Sense

A civilian ship that has its government's permission to raid enemy ships is a

Name of the Frontier leader who led a rebellion in Virginia

Most popular theory for how mankind came to the Americas

Who claimed that divine right did not apply and that natural rights are truly from God?

Which country did NOT help the Americans?

What are soldiers on horseback?

Imaginary sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Who started one of the first rebellions in the United States of America?

What does the executive branch do?

What is a mercenary?

Name of the famous philosopher who believed that governments should have separate branches

Under the Bill of Rights, which of the following is NOT protected?

Where were the Aztecs located?

Magna Carta

What event led to the rise in new churches?

Person in the government who carries out laws

Tenochtitlan was the capital of which group of people?

What played a major role in helping the first humans to come to the Americas?

Upper class of the colonial society

What state came up with their own plan for writing a constitution?

The first state to ratify the Constitution

An agreement in which each side gives up some demands

Why were slave codes written?

To approve a document

Which European colonists respected the Native Americans?

What is the name for the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania?

Who was a close friend to Washington during the war?

What is to blame for the growth in slavery?

True or False: Nathaniel Greene's nickname was the "Swamp Fox"

Who was the MAIN author of the Federalist Papers?

What major tactical error did General Cornwallis commit with his troops?

First person European to set foot on the US

Who created the idea of separation of powers?

What does the Judicial Branch do?