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What was the first constitution in the colonies (North America)?

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• There wasn't one

• Mayflower Compact

Who came up with the phrase "No Taxation Without Representation" ?

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?

• Colonists LOVE the taxes

• Colonists don't care about taxes

• Colonists want to have a SAY in Parliament when the taxes are made

In the Declaration of Independence it states that ALL people have unalienable rights. What are unalienable rights?

• First amendment rights

• Rights that belong only to aliens

• Rights that only belong to women

• Rights that cannot be taken away

The colonies needed to raise a militia to prepare for war against the British. What did PATRICK HENRY say to convey this message?

• Give me cheese, or give me death!

• Give me liberty, or give me death!

• Give me bread, or give me death!

SARATOGA was the turning point of the Revolution and convinced which countries to help us win the war?

• France & Spain

• Portugal & Germany

• Morocco & Sweden

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Nothing

• Made the King feel better

• Stopped colonists from moving westward on to Native land

• Stopped trade

What boundary could the colonists not go past in the Proclamation of 1763?

• The Alps

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains