As a result of the transatlantic slave trade, slavery became strong in the New England colonies. True or False?
False - it introduced African culture to the Americas and increased slavery in the southern colonies.
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This was the first elected representative government in the British Colonies.
House of Burgesses
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Which was the first English document to limit the power of the king by law? The Magna Carta or the Mayflower Compact?
Magna Carta
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The Mayflower Compact was the first written plan for government in the English colonies. True or False?
True!
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Triangular Trade is the journey of enslaved people from the African coast to the Americas. True or False?
False! It was the Middle Passage
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This is the lack of strict enforcement of the Navigation Acts by Gt. Britain in the English colonies during most of the 1700s.
Salutary Neglect
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This was an intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
Enlightenment
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This war took place between 1754-1763 and was the final war between Gt. Britain and France in America.
French and Indian War
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This colonial group was formed in 1765 as a result of the Stamp Act and other British laws and taxes.
Sons of Liberty
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This was established to protect Native American tribes by setting a boundary from the Appalachians west which no western white settlements could happen.
Proclamation Line of 1763
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The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the Revolutionary War. True or False?
True
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Law passed in 1765 that Gt. Britain imposed taxes on items such as newspapers and pamphlets.
Stamp Act
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This man was the first secretary of the treasure, leading Federalist and advocated for a strong federal gov't.
Alexander Hamilton
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This was the first government of the United States.
The Articles of Confederation
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Revolutionary War Battle - victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
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This group supported adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.