Many locations in the Americas are named after this "founder" of the New World, like Columbia, South Carolina or the District of Columbia

When the dutch settlement of New Amsterdam was acquired by the English it got this NEW name

The system of management utilized by the British that enabled the colonists to get used to self-government

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The legislative branch makes the laws, the judicial branch interprets the law, and the executive branch __ the law

"All these fools want to do is dig for gold, when they should be farming and attempting to establish this settlement." So said this man on the founding of Jamestown

Roger Williams was chased from Massachusetts for his beliefs so he started a new colony nearby that became known as

The trading network that brought together Europe, North America, the West Indies, and Africa

After the unfair passage of the Townshend Acts colonists began the rallying cry against...

The Constitution 1.0

Without this system of trade the old world would not have chocolate and the new world would not have beef.

John Winthrop by this name because he believed that the world should look up to the moral righteousness of the new Puritan colonies of New England

After a conflict with this other European power England acquired a substantial portion of lands in North America

The Declaration of Independence embraced the enlightenment ideas of this philosopher that everyone have rights to life, liberty, and property

Proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut, this plan resolved the issues of representation in the Congress by establishing two houses

People that paid for their passage to the new world by serving a period as a forced laborer

A group of these tolerant people founded the colony of Pennsylvania

To prevent colonists from inflaming conflicts with the native populations England drew this line to keep them out of trouble

King George III had his last chance at peace when the Second Continental Congress sent him this document

The system of government that balances states and national governments

This was the nickname for the new miracle cash crop of the colonies: tobacco

This religious fanatic was expelled from Massachusetts for teaching people to interpret the bible for themselves- gasp!

When the Navigation Acts were not working properly England was forced to revoke their charter and control the colonies as one colony known as

Without the aid of the French led by this military leader the American rebels would have probably failed

The 5 rights contained within the first amendment