PRAXIS 5004 PT3

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting.

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

Union of several countries with some or most power shared between them

right to participate in the electoral process

What European nation was the first to colonize the United States?

• Spain

• Great Britain

Founders: People who wanted to escape religious persecution in England

Leader: John Winthrop

Activities: Farming, Fishing, and Whaling

agreement between British colonies to unite

The Proclamation that would not allow English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The British would not provide protection to any colonists who settled in this area; the American colonies were limited under this British rule.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Proclamation of 1763

• Proclamation of 1793

Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts

Which event most contributed to the start of the American Revolution?

• British taxing colonists for the French and Indian War

• Port of Boston closing

• citizens of Boston raided British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor

turning point of the American Revolution