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Do you remember the First Semester?

Do you remember the First Semester?. What is the cornerstone of English justice and was signed in 1215 by King John?. Magna Carta. Name the kind of system of large-scale agriculture in the Southern colonies which produced such cash crops as rice, tobacco, cotton, and

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Do you remember the First Semester?

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  1. Do you remember theFirst Semester?

  2. What is the cornerstone of English justice and was signed in 1215 by King John?

  3. Magna Carta

  4. Name the kind of system of large-scale agriculture in the Southern colonies which produced such cash crops as rice, tobacco, cotton, and indigo and depended on slave labor.

  5. plantations

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

  7. First Great Awakening

  8. Which came first: The American Revolution or The French and Indian War

  9. The French and Indian War 1755-1763

  10. 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?

  11. mercantilism

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

  13. The Declaration of Independence

  14. 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?

  15. Articles of Confederation

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

  17. Federalism

  18. Put these events in order: A.Declaration of Independence B. Battle of Saratoga C. Battle of Yorktown D. Battle of Lexington and Concord

  19. 1775 Battle of Lexington • and Concord • 1776 Declaration of • Independence • Battle of Saratoga • 1781 Battle of Yorktown

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

  21. Northwest Ordinance

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

  23. Philadelphia Convention of 1787

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

  25. Limited Government

  26. What was wrong with where Jamestown was founded? In what colony was it located?

  27. Jamestown was swampy with mosquitoes. It was located in the colony of Virginia.

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

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

  30. What individual rights are identified in the first amendment?

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

  32. New England colonies

  33. What was the first representative government in the colonies?

  34. Virginia House of Burgesses

  35. What was the document drafted by in Pilgrims in 1620 that said they would abide by majority rule and follow the voluntary government?

  36. Mayflower Compact

  37. Who was one of the original Jamestown colonists that said, “He that will not work shall not eat!”

  38. John Smith

  39. Put these events in order: Declaration of Independence Jamestown Constitution Articles of Confederation

  40. Jamestown Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Constitution

  41. What crop did John Rolfe introduce to Jamestown to make money?

  42. tobacco

  43. Who founded Georgia and why?

  44. James Oglethorpe. Georgia was a debtor colony.

  45. What was the movement in Europe that emphasized reason? Ben Franklin was part of this movement.

  46. The Enlightenment

  47. Where were the first shots fired in the American Revolution?

  48. Battle of Lexington and Concord

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

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