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What was the Continental Congress and what did they decide to do?
The legislature of the 13 colonies, and later the United States, from 1774 to 1789, which created the constitution among other things
Did the colonies become states later on?
Yes
Who founded the first college in America?
Harvard University, then known as New College, the first institution of higher learning to be created in the American colonies that would later become the United States of America, was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts leigslature.
What was the southern most settlement in the 13 colonies?
Georgia is the southern most of the 13 colonies.
Who governed the Virginia colony's?
Originally, the commander, Capt. John Smith. Later, the Royal Governor, and the General Assembly (legislature).
The was the federal legislature of the 13 colonies and later of the US from 1774 to 1789?
Continental Congress
What was the Continental Congress and what did they decide to do?
The legislature of the 13 colonies, and later the United States, from 1774 to 1789, which created the constitution among other things
Which of the original 13 colonies passed a law allowing the parents to put to death a stubborn or rebellious son?
MARYLAND It was not Maryland. It was Massachusetts. The law was passed in 1684 and later repealed by the legislature.
What proposal was made early in the French and Indian war that would later influence the colonies to form a federal government?
Survey says....Albany Plan of Union! :D
Did the colonies become states later on?
Yes
Why where the Middle colonies called the breadbasket colonies?
They made lots of grain that woled later be bread.
Which countries government did the colonists model their government after?
In the British colonies in America, their government was consistent with that of Great Britain, though they had much less representation in the legislature than was considered fair. Later, when the colonies formed their own country, they based much of their governmental system on ideas about natural rights written down by French philosophers and ideas of democracy pioneered by the ancient Greeks.
Which American colonies were company colonies?
Jamestown, Province of New York, and New Sweden were all American colonies that were company colonies. New Sweden was later renamed to Delaware.
What did Locke consider to be natural rights?
Life, Liberty, and property property is later changed to the prusuit of happiness
What did Jamestown become later?
it became one of the 13 colonies
Who controlled the colony's in US?
The British controlled the colonies on the Eastern Coast. The Spanish had colonies in Florida and later in the Southwest, while the Dutch had colonies in the far northeast.
Why is the liberty bell named the liberty bell?
Although the inscription "proclaim liberty throughout all the land..." was on the bell at it's original casting (c.1750), the name "Liberty Bell" was popularized by abolitionists almost a hundred years later. The specific liberty must then refer to liberty from slavery.
