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?
100
Philadelphia
Where was the 1st Continental Congress held?
100
Philadelphia
Where did the Second Continental Congress take place?
100
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first constitution of the United States called?
100
Parliament
Where are/were the laws for England made?
200
The Magna Carta
What Contract limited the power of the Monarch in 1215?
200
King George III
Who was the king of Britain when the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence?
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
200
Could not collect taxes, regulate trade, and enforce laws
List one thing Congress could not do under the Articles of Confederation
200
Delegate
What is the vocabulary word that means the same as "representative"?
300
Jamestown
Where was the first permanent settlement among the colonists?
300
A refusal to buy goods
Explain a boycott
300
July 4, 1776
What is the date that the colonists approved the Declaration of Independence?
300
nine
Congress could not pass laws without the approval of how many states?
300
Ratify
What vocabulary word means to vote approval of?
400
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?
400
Massachusetts, April of 1775
The revolutionary war actually started before the Declaration of Independence was approved. When and where did it start?
400
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






Chapter 2 Review 7th Grade Social Studies

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