King george iii - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Haussmann 1301 Final Exam Review Rated A+ Prince Henry "The Navigator" Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres, also directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugals colonial empire Constitutional Convention Philadelphia 1787 The meeting of state delegates in 1787 that was called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution Brazil The only colony in the western hemisp...

Declaration of Independence CORRECT ANSWER Letter written to formally declare the 13 colonies independent from Britain Provides justification for the break from Great Britain Is a declaration of natural rights - Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include life, liberty, and property (John Locke) Establishes a foundation for popular sovereignty - "consent of the governed" government's source of authority is the people List of grievances against King George ...

Praxis 5001 Practice Test Questions and Answers All Correct Battle of Bunker Hill - Answer-took place on June 17, 1775; caused King George III to declare that the colonies were in rebellion Battle of Fort Sumter - Answer-1861 attack on Union troops in Sumter, SC, by Confederate forces shortly after SC seceded from the Union; this battle sparked the Civil War Battle of Lexington and Concord - Answer-beginning of violent conflict between American rebel militiamen (minutemen) and the Britis...

THE AP US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS REVIEW Declaration of Independence - ANS-Letter written to formally declare the 13 colonies independent from Britain Provides justification for the break from Great Britain Is a declaration of natural rights - Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include life, liberty, and property (John Locke) Establishes a foundation for popular sovereignty - "consent of the governed" government's source of authority is the people L...

House of Burgess CORRECT ANSWER 1st legislative assembly in American colonies Magna Carta CORRECT ANSWER 1215; charter of political rights to rebellious English barons from King John Mayflower Compact CORRECT ANSWER 1st written framework of government for United States created by English colonist aboard the Mayflower Ship Great Awakening CORRECT ANSWER ; religious revivals of Protestants in colonies Proclamation of 1763 CORRECT ANSWER King George III; prohibited settlers from crossin...

A government chosen by the people correct answers Democracy A type of government in which citizens vote directly, not through representatives, on government decisions. correct answers Direct democracy An example of ......... democracy: New England town meets where all members of a community come together to make decisions for the group. correct answers Direct A type of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about laws correct answers Representative democra...

What are the three systems of the government? - ANSWER-Unitary Confederate Federalist The Unitary system holds what power? - ANSWER-Federal Power The confederate system holds what power? - ANSWER-State Power The Federalist system holds what power? - ANSWER-U.S. Power (Federal & State) The 13 colonies were under which type of control? - ANSWER-Unitary The colonist established what alternative government? - ANSWER-The First Continental Congress Who did the Continental Congress believe to ...

American Yawp Exam Test Questions All Solved when did the seven years war end? - Answer -1763 when did the French crown fund exploration to the Americas - Answer -in the 1500s How much money did England have in debt after the seven years war? - Answer -129 pounds sterling what mythical waterway passing through the North American continent to Asia did early French explorers sought to find - Answer -the Northwest passage when was the Sugar Act imposed? - Answer -In 1764 what plac...

Study Guide: Civics EOC exam Questions and Answers What is John Locke Known for? - Correct Answer ️️ -· The Social Contract · Natural Laws / Rights: Government protects "life, liberty, and property." · Influenced the Declaration of Independence What was social contract? - Correct Answer ️️ -· People gave away power to rule & some rights, but get back protection from the government Montesquieu: How did he influence the "Founding Fathers?" - Correct Answer ️️ -· Separa...

Study Guide: Civics EOC exam Questions and Answers What is John Locke Known for? - Correct Answer ️️ -· The Social Contract · Natural Laws / Rights: Government protects "life, liberty, and property." · Influenced the Declaration of Independence What was social contract? - Correct Answer ️️ -· People gave away power to rule & some rights, but get back protection from the government Montesquieu: How did he influence the "Founding Fathers?" - Correct Answer ️️ -· Separa...