History Facts #1-30

The ______, was signed in 1215 by King John and limited power of the ruler.

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights

_____ was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607

• Jamestown
• Yorktown, Virginia

The ___ protected the rights of English citizens and was the basis for the American Bill of Rights.

• English Bill of Rights
• Constitution

____ is and economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country. 

• Mercantilism
• Free Enterprise

What is a tax on goods brought into a country called?

• Tariff
• Tyranny

This Treaty ended the French and Indian War.

• Treaty of Paris 1763
• Treaty of Paris 1783

A cruel and unjust government.

• Mercantilism
• Tyranny

Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred are called __. 

• Constitution
• Unalienable Rights

The ___ was the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave France a reason to enter the war against Britain. 

• Treaty of Paris 1783
• Battle of Saratoga

The British defeat at _____ by George Washington's troops signaled the end of the American Revolution.

• Yorktown, Virginia
• Jamestown