WorksheetsHereford Colonial America Spelling and Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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related to the 13 original colonies
colonial
collonial
coloniel
colonel
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a region of the northeast United States consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New England
New York
New Jersey
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worker who is under contract of an employer for a specified period of time, in exchange for transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities.
endentured servant
indentures servant
indentured servant
endentured servent
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those owned as the property of someone else
slaves
indentures servant
indentured servant
slavs
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an army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
million
militia
militant
millitia
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geographic region, such as a colonial possession, that is dependent on an external government
territorry
territory
delagate
delegate
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a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
territorry
territory
taxes
texes
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brought something banned into a country in secret
smuggled
snuggled
snaggled
smuddled
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national legislature of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Parliment
parliament
Parliament
parliment
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intending to force someone to do something
coersive
coercive
infringes
infinged
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a representative to a conference or convention
territorry
territory
delagate
delegate
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an announcement
proclimation
proclaimation
proclamation
procolamtion
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open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government
rebellion
revolution
proclamation
independence
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overthrow of one government and its replacement with another
rebellion
revolution
proclamation
independence
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a law passed by the British Parliament requiring all publications and legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp (1765): a cause of unrest in the colonies
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Townsend Act
Stump Act
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the state of being free from the control or power of another
rebellion
revolution
premble
independence
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introduction to a formal document that explains its purpose
preamble
premble
premble
proamble
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violates
vialates
coercive
violates
coersive
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a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
conguss
coercive
congress
coersive
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a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. Established an American Customs Board in Boston to collect taxes. Set up new courts in America to prosecute smugglers (without using a local jury). Gave British officials the right to search colonists' houses and businesses.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Townsend Act
Stump Act
BONUS: What is an another name for the French and Indian War?
French and British War
The War of British Aggression
The Seven Year War
The Seventeen Year War
BONUS: In which region(s) of the colonies were female children allowed to go to school?
Southern
Middle
New England
Northern
BONUS: What started the French and Indian War?
A dispute over who owned Florida
A dispute over territory in the Mississippi River Valley
A dispute over territory in the Ohio River Valley
A dispute over who owned Texas
BONUS: The French and Indian War ended when the Treaty of London was signed.
TRUE
FALSE
BONUS: What was one of the main effects of the French and Indian War?
The colonists were angry about taxation without representation.
The British government started placing taxes on the colonies.
George Washington gained important military and leadership experience.
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