Declaration Of Independence Political Traditions New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
The Declaration of Independence was written in response to King George III’s refusal to accept this petition, written by the Continental Congress.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
The 1 st part of the Declaration of Independence is called this, explaining why the Continental Congress wrote it.
What is a preamble, or introduction?
This part of the Declaration of Independence defines the natural rights of humans, consent of the governed, and governments duty to protect citizens’ rights.
What is the 2 nd part, or Declaration of Natural Rights?
This part of the Declaration of Independence numerates the repeated injuries and unjust treatment committed by the king.
What is the 3 rd part, or List of Grievances?
This part of the Declaration of Independence declares the British colonies as free, independent and united states of America.
What is the 4th part, or the Resolution of Independence?
This idea of people ruling themselves, requires that people put the good of the country above their own interests.
What is Civic Republicanism?
This idea of representative democracy is where people elect representatives to look after their interests.
What is Classic Liberalism?
England’s law making body, from which we tailored our United States Congress, is called this.
What is Parliament?
The idea of having a congressional house made up of representatives based on the population of average people came from this House in the English Parliament.
What is the House of Commons?
The idea of having a congressional house made up of a limited, equal number of state representatives, reflective of the prestige and influence of an upper class, came from this House in the English Parliament.
What is the House of Lords?
The New England Colonies were not good for the large scale farming of any particular crops, instead they were mainly established for these two purposes.
What were Religion and Fishing?
This colony was formed by Puritan Pilgrims landing at Plymouth and later became the birth place of the Great Awakening.
What is Massachusetts?
This colony was founded by Roger Williams seeking religious freedom from the Puritans in Massachusetts.
What is Rhode Island?
This colony was founded by John Mason as a royal colony for the creation of a fishing industry.
What is New Hampshire?
This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker for both religious and economic purposes, the same year as Rhode Island.
What is Connecticut?
The Middle Colonies were good for the large scale farming of this type of crop.
What were Grains?
This colony was given to Duke James of York after the British acquired it from the Dutch.
What is New York?
This colony was given to William Penn as a payment of debt owed to his father by King George.
What is Pennsylvania?
This colony was given by the Duke of York to a group of his friends as a proprietary colony.
What is New Jersey?
This colony was given by the Duke of York to his brother Peter Minuit.
What is Delaware?
The Southern Colonies were good for the large scale farming of water and sun loving crops such as these.
What are Sugar, Tobacco, and Indigo?
This colony was given to Lord Baltimore as a place for Catholics to worship freely.
What is Maryland?
This colony was the first colony established by the British in the Americas with the founding of Jamestown in 1607.
What is Virginia?
These colonies were founded by wealthy Virginians who wanted to expand their economic interests in farming.
What are the Carolinas?
This colony was founded by King George as a place for debtors and as a barrier against Spanish intrusion from Florida.
What is Georgia?