What is the cornerstoneof English justice and was signed in 1215 byKing John?

Magna Carta

Name the kind of system oflarge-scale agriculture in theSouthern colonies which produced such cash crops asrice, tobacco, cotton, and indigo and depended on slave labor.

plantations

What was the movementin the 1730s and 1740sthat preached that men and women take an active role in their own salvation?

First Great Awakening

Which came first:

The American Revolution orThe French and Indian War

The French and Indian War 1755-1763

What was the economic system which favored a balance of exports over imports and the colonies should benefit the home country by supplying raw materials?

mercantilism

Where can you find life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness listed?

TheDeclaration of Independence

What was the nation’s first written plan of government that was weak because the Congress lacked the power to tax and gave all of the power to the states?

Articles of Confederation

What is the distribution of power between a federal government and the states within a union?

Federalism

Put these events in order:

A.Declaration of IndependenceB. Battle of SaratogaC. Battle of YorktownD. Battle of Lexington and Concord

1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord1776 Declaration of Independence1777 Battle of Saratoga1781 Battle of Yorktown

What law established a system of governing the western territories so they could join the Union as equals?

Northwest Ordinance

Where did the meeting take place to revise the Articles of Confederation?

Philadelphia Convention of 1787

What is the idea that everyone including the authorities must obey the law called? It defines the limits of those in power.

Limited Government

What was wrong withwhere Jamestown wasfounded? In what colony was it located?

Jamestown wasswampy withmosquitoes.It was located inthe colony of Virginia.

Where did the Pilgrims land and why did they come to the new world?

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. and they came for religious freedom.

What individual rights are identified inthe first amendment?

Which colonies made their living by fishing, building ships, and lumbering?

New England colonies

What was the firstrepresentative government in the colonies?

Virginia House of Burgesses

What was the documentdrafted by in Pilgrims in1620 that said they would abide by majority rule andfollow the voluntarygovernment?

Mayflower Compact

Who was one of the originalJamestown colonists thatsaid, “He that will not workshall not eat!”

John Smith

Put these events in order:

Declaration of IndependenceJamestownConstitutionArticles of Confederation

JamestownDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationConstitution

What crop did JohnRolfe introduce toJamestown to make money?

tobacco

Who founded Georgia and why?

James Oglethorpe.Georgia was a debtor colony.

What was the movementin Europe that emphasizedreason? Ben Franklin was part of this movement.

The Enlightenment

Where were the first shots fired in the American Revolution?

Battle of Lexington and Concord

What battle was the turning point in the American Revolution because the Frenchdecided to help the U.S.?

Battle of Saratoga

What was the last battle of the AmericanRevolution?

Battle of Yorktown

What country helped the United States at theBattle of Yorktown?

The friendly French

What woman remindedher husband to “remember the ladies”when writing the Constitution?

Abigail Adams

Name one person that was banished fromMassachusetts for theirreligious beliefs.

Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson

Which colonies had the first schools?

New England colonies