What are considered to be unalienable rights?

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Why was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important document in American history?

a step toward self-government in Colonial America

What were some of the causes of the American Revolution?

Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Boston Massacre, & Intolerable Acts

What was one reason that the Mayflower colonists signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620?

form a social contract for self-government

What was a significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776?

writing the Declaration of Independence

Why was Jamestown established and what was its significance?

1607 and 1st permanent English settlement in the New World

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

It created a government too weak to manage relations

The British system of mercantilism was designed to?

favor the economic interests of Great Britain

What did the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights have in common?

English subjects enjoy basic human rights

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1
What are considered to be unalienable rights?
justice, tranquility, and national security
peace, land, and bread
liberty, equality, and video games
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
2
The famous work of art was created in response to the?
Boston Massacre
closing of Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
siege at Bunker Hill
3
What was one reason the Virginia Company build the settlement of Jamestown?
economic
3 Gs
social
political
4
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
Lexington
Laredo
Lebanon
Las Vegas
5
Why was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important document in American history?
an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the king
a step toward self-government in Colonial America
an attempt to institute voting rights for all colonists
an effort by the colonists to establish freedom of religion
6
What type of government did the colonists want for themselves?
monarchy
oligarchy
self-government
theocracy
7
What geographic feature served as a boundary for the Proclamation of 1763?
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Mount Everest
8
Which of the the colonial regions had the best soil and climate for large scale agriculture?
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
West Indian Colonies
9
What were some of the causes of the American Revolution?
The murder of Franz Ferdinand
The eradication of the Jews
Embargo Act, and XYZ Affair
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Boston Massacre, & Intolerable Acts
10
Why did the Europeans settle in the Americans during the Age of Colonization?
religious freedom
economic opportunity
political freedom
all of the above
11
Who was allowed to vote in British America?
Colonists born in America
Colonists born in England
White men who owned property
Everybody had voting rights
12
What was one reason that the Mayflower colonists signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620?
agree to share colonial lands
to appoint a governor for their colony
regulate the trading activities of the Native Americans
form a social contract for self-government
13
What was a significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776?
Creating the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Approving the Treaty of Paris
Writing the Bill of Rights
writing the Declaration of Independence
14
Why was Jamestown established and what was its significance?
1999 and it was a Swedish colony taken over by the Dutch
1776 and it was a fur trading post created by the French
1607 and 1st permanent English settlement in the New World
1620 and 2nd Spanish settlement
15
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
It created a government too weak to manage relations
it created a powerful standing army that threatened security
it established a committee in each state to make laws
It created a president with the power to veto state laws
16
What type of gov't was created by establishing the House of Burgesses, & the Mayflower Compact?
Representative Government
Freedom of Religion
Right to bear arms
Growth of Slavery
17
The British system of mercantilism was designed to?
encourage trade outside the British empire
favor the economic interests of Great Britain
close the Boston Harbor to trade
prevent local elections in the 13 colonies
18
What did the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights have in common?
English subjects enjoy basic human rights
The ppl in the community agree to make their own laws
The king can't pass laws without approval from the nobels
The Parliament has control over the army

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