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This document limited the powers of the king. 

The First Permanent settlement in America. 

The first representative assembly in the 

American Colonies. 

The document for the first permanent 

settlement. 

They were democratic and had 

representatives. Colonies: New Hampshire, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. 

Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

and Delaware. If you owned land here, you 

could vote. 

Colonies: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Georgia. If you owned 

land here, you could vote. 

Decided which nation would control the 

Northern half of America. 

The treaty that ended the French and Indian 

war. 

It stated that land west of the Appalachians 

was off limits to the colonists. 

A law that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, 

and other things shipped to the colonists. 

Made sure that all legal documents had a 

stamp that said a tax had been paid. 

Law that required colonists to house and 

supply British soldiers. 

Laws that suspended New York's assembly and 

established taxes on goods brought to the 

British Colonies

Between British soldiers and British colonists, 

where 5 colonists including Crispus Attucks 

were killed.

When people dumped tea into the harbor to 

protest the Tea Act.

Laws made to punish the colonists fofr the 

Boston Tea Party. 

The battle that started the Revolutionary War. 

When the colonies declared their Independence 

from Britain. 

Was the turning point of the American 

Revolution, because America won. 

It was the first attempt at forming some sort 

of government. 

The last battle of the American Revolution 

where we won our independence. 

The treaty that officially ended the 

Revolutionary War. 

An agreement that decided there would be two 

houses in Congress, two Senators from each 

state, and the number of Representatives was 

based on the state's population. 

A compromise stating that 3/5 of the slave 

population would be counted for settling 

taxation without representation.

Where the political power comes from the 

people. 

The power of the national and state 

governments is separated into legislative, 

executive, and judicial branches.

Government is run by elected representatives.

Government is not all powerful; members of 

the government will follow the law.

Powers of government are divided between the 

national and state governments.

Each branch of the national government can 

limit or control the other two branches.

People have basic rights that the government 

cannot take away. 

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