Cards in this guide (8)
When was the first permanent English colony established in America
Where did the colonists want to have a representative
What was the first meeting called in which delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to complain about English rule
This was the First Continental Congress, which began on
September 5, 1774.
What term did the king of England use to describe the conduct of the colonists who fought with the British troops
The Second Continental Congress acted as the governing body of the thirteen colonies during the Revolutionary War
What is exercised when more than fifty percent of the people vote for and decide an issue
What was the mother country of the United States
The United States went to war with England to win independence,
but we were originally parented by many nations. That is why we are
often known as "the melting pot."
What do you call an individual who have been arrested for a crime before been proven guilty