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1. Summarize the three basic principle of the Magna Carta.
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2. Why was the English Common Law important to English settlers Why is 1492 considered an important date in American history?

3. Why is 1492 considered an important date in American history?

4. In the Americas, the time period before Columbus discovered America is called pre- Columbian, from your knowledge, when did the pre-Columbian period end?

5. Christopher Columbus was an Italian, when he could not get the wealthy Italians to finance his explorations; he turned to other European leaders. Who financed Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas?

6. The first European nation to explore and establish permanent settlements in the Americas was ____________

7. Why did European nations want to establish colonies in the Americas?

8. When and where was the first permanent English colony established in the Americas?

9. Where did the French establish their first settlements?

10. Why was the Virginia Charter important to individual colonists?

11. Why do you think the colonists thought they needed to establish organized governments?

12. What did the signers of the Mayflower Compact agree to do?

13. Why did the colonists believe the British tax acts violated their rights as Englishmen?

14. List three things the colonists did to protest against British laws?
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15. What parallel might be drawn between the way the Committees of Correspondence shared information and the way people communicate through the inter-net?

16. Why did the delegates to the First Continental Congress send the Declaration of Rights to King George?

17. Explain what Patrick Henry meant when he said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"

18. The pamphlet Common Sense, explained why the thirteen colonies had to break away from England. Who is the author of Common Sense?

19. The Declaration of Independence issued in 1776. Who is considered to be the author of this document?

20. What two principles does Jefferson say gives individuals right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

21. Who were the major combatants in the American Revolutionary War?

22. Why is the battle of Saratoga considered to be the turning point in the war?

23. The last major battle of the war was ________

24. What is the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War?

25. What two major concessions did the British grant to the Americans in the Treaty of Paris, 1781.

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26. Explain why the American's opposed the Tea Act (Boston Tea Party).

27. Why is the Frenchman, Marquis de Lafayette an important figure in United States history?