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First successful colony and date
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Jamestown 1607
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Thr three reasons for exploration
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Religious freedom, economic gain and political freedom
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When a country's strength is by the amount of gold it has ,the colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.
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Mercantilism
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What is the purpose and date of the Mayflower Compact?
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Written in 1620 to help Pilgrims on Mayflower self rule .
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What is the name of the document that was written in 1215 to limit the power of the King?
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Magna Carta
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This protects the rights of English citizens and was used as a basis for the American Bill of Rights
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The English Bill of Rights
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War fought between British and French , where British won and gained control of norhtern and eastern parts of North America
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French And Indian War
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What was the purpose of the pamphlet, Common Sense and who wrote it?
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Written by Thomas Paine , encouraged Americans to declare their independence
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What was the name of the Act that placed a tax on imported sugar into the colonies?
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Sugar Act
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This act angered colonists because because they had to pay for a stamp to put on all paper documents.
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Stamp Act 1765
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These acts caused the colonist to consider Revolution,.
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Sugar Act 1764, , Quartering Act,1765 Stamp Act 1765 , Tea act1773 and Intolerable act 1774
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This document announced the separation of the colonies from England. Who wrote it?
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Declaration of Independence 1776, Thomas Jefferson
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This was the first government of the United States , it was a failure because the central governmnet was too weak.
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Articles Of Confederation 1781-1789
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This document was written in 1787 and was a blueprint for our American government.
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Constitution
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These papers were written to convince states to ratify the Constitution
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Federalist papers- Madison, Hamilton and jay were the authors
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