Definition Quiz

1st Nine Weeks

Colonist that supported independence from England

• Patriots

Who Wrote Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

A nation that is ruled by a King or Queen

• Monarchy

A person or small group of people that control a country

• Dictatorship

Colonist that were loyal to the British King

• Loyalists

Two events that sparked the American Revolution

Sons of liberty Crispus Attucks

• Boston Tea Party / Boston Massacre

A government where citizens chose a smaller group to govern on their

behalf

• Representative Democracy

Originated in ancient Greece.Every eligible voter meet at a town meeting and voted on all issues

facing the community.

• Direct Democracy

The refusal of American colonist to buy or use English goods

Lead to the repeal of the stamp act

• Boycott

Acts passed by the English to punish Boston for the boycott of

English goods. The quartering act forced colonist to house any and all English troops

for free

• Intolerable Acts

Economic theory that state that a country should sell more goods

than it buys.

• Mercantilism

A form of government where citizens own the power to rule

(Examples)Direct

Representative

• Democracy

A legislature consisting of two parts or houses

• Bicameral

Written plan for government written by the settlers on their way to

Plymouth

• The Mayflow Compact

Name one advantage that the Americans had during the

Revolutionary war

• They were fighting for a cause

• Fighting a defensive battle

• Home field advantage

• England had a long supply line

What was the main Cause of the conflict between Great Britain and

the Colonies• Taxation and trade policies

The roots of American Democracy can be traced all the way back to

which country?

• Greece

What caused parliament to repeal the stamp act

• The colonist boycott of English goods

How where early immigrants to America Accepted

• They were mistreated and distrusted

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party

• The Tea Act

What is the source of power in American Democracy

• The American People

How did colonialization of the new world affect the global economy?

• It increased it. – New markets– New goods– New trades routes

The ability of the american people to dissolve an unjust government can be found in what document>

• The Declaration of Independence

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created

equal,” In what document can this statement be found?

• Declaration of Independence

Rights enjoyed by all people

• Unalienable Rights