Our English Heritage | Birth of a Nation | Declaration of Independence | Nation's First Government | Chapter 2 Vocabulary |
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A king or queen who rules a nation
What is a Monarch?
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Philadelphia
Where was the 1st Continental Congress held?
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Philadelphia
Where did the Second Continental Congress take place?
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The Articles of Confederation
What was the first constitution of the United States called?
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Parliament
Where are/were the laws for England made?
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The Magna Carta
What Contract limited the power of the Monarch in 1215?
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King George III
Who was the king of Britain when the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Could not collect taxes, regulate trade, and enforce laws
List one thing Congress could not do under the Articles of Confederation
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Delegate
What is the vocabulary word that means the same as "representative"?
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Jamestown
Where was the first permanent settlement among the colonists?
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A refusal to buy goods
Explain a boycott
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July 4, 1776
What is the date that the colonists approved the Declaration of Independence?
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nine
Congress could not pass laws without the approval of how many states?
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Ratify
What vocabulary word means to vote approval of?
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1733
By which year were all the colonies created?
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To pay for the French and Indian war
Why did the British government raise taxes on the colonists after 1763?
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Massachusetts, April of 1775
The revolutionary war actually started before the Declaration of Independence was approved. When and where did it start?
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All 13
How many states had to agree to change the Articles of Confederation?
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Confederation
What is a group of individuals or states that ban together called?
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All men on the ship agreed to vote on all issues to help govern the new settlement
How was the Mayflower Compact an example of Direct Democracy?
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to cancel a law
What is the definition of repeal?
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Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston
From the D.O.I. FAQ, name two other men who assisted Jefferson in writing the D.O.I.
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Vary
List three of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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It is the theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys
Explain the concept of Mercantilism
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