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Name _______________________________
Snoop Dogg’s American Colonies Review
Boston Tea Party
Quaker
Mayflower Compact
Townshend Acts
Puritans
Dutch
Sam Adams
William Penn
Tobacco
Boston Massacre
Navigation Acts
Treaty of Paris
Virginia Company
House of Burgesses
John Smith
Middle
Salem
French & Indian
Jamestown
Stamp Act
Indentured Servants
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
John Winthrop
New York
Bacon’s Rebellion
Powhatan
Southern Colonies
In 1606, King James I granted a charter to tha ___________________ to found a colony on tha eastern shore of
Nizorth America . They took 150 brave passengas and founded __________________ in 1607, tha first permanant
colony in America. Off the hizzay! Their leada ________________ was a straight gangsta and negotiated wit tha
nearby ________________ Indians fo` food fo' sheezy. Eventually, tha colony began ta thrive wit tha grow'n of
____________________, a crizzay cash crop. To wizzle tha farms, many land-ownas imported
______________from England, who worked fo` a numba of years in return fo` they passage to America. Slaves
were brought from Africa along tha harsh _______________ Passage ta work . Ya feelin me?
The colonists created tha ___________________________ in 1619, whiznich became tha 1st elected assembly in
tha New World. Things were pretty cool until ________________________ in 1676, when unhappy frontiersmen
protested against tha governor of Jamestown, demand'n a policy against Indians. They’d slap tha taste out yo mouf.
New England
Meanwhizzle up in New England, a group known as tha ________________ founded Plymouth Colony . Their first
governor, __________________ wished ta create a “city upon a hill” cuz he tha Double O G. Before they even left
they ship fo` land, these colonists signed tha ______________ creating a civil government n pledg'n loyalty ta tha
king. Trouble fo` for 19 honeys came in 1692 tho, when they were tried n capped for witchcraft in tha village of
______________, Massachusetts. Slap yo self.
Middle Colonies
_____________________ was given a charter by King Charles II fo` Pennsylvania in
1681. He founded tha colony based on tha principles of tha ___________________
religion. The _______________ founded New Netherland, but its nizzy was
changed ta ______________ when tha English acquired it in 1664. Throw yo guns
in the air.
England & tha Colonies
In 1651, England passed tha _______________ Acts, which restricted who tha
colonies could trade wit. During tha ____________________ War, England n tha
colonies fought tha French. In 1763, tha _______________________ ended tha war.
Thiznat same year, tha British passed tha __________________________, bann'n
settlement westizzle of tha Appalachian Mountains. Drop it like it’s hot!
To help pay fo` tha war, tha British passed tha _______________, hopin to stop tha
smuggl'n of molasses. The ________________ put a tax on paper goods. In 1767, tha
____________________ were an indirect tax on imports. Yo, Brits be makin’ mad
cash. Anger over these and other issues erupted in 1770, wizzle British troops iced 4
thugz dur'n tha _______________________. The founder of tha Sons of Liberty -__________________ used tha event ta gatha more support fo` independence. Afta
a tax was put on tea, colonists dumped 9 tons of it into tha harbor in an incident
called tha _______________________ ya feelin' me?
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Name _______________________________
Snoop Dogg’s American Colonies Review
Boston Tea Party
Quaker
Mayflower Compact
Townshend Acts
Puritans
Dutch
Sam Adams
William Penn
Tobacco
Boston Massacre
Navigation Acts
Treaty of Paris
Virginia Company
House of Burgesses
John Smith
Middle
Salem
French & Indian
Jamestown
Stamp Act
Indentured Servants
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
John Winthrop
New York
Bacon’s Rebellion
Powhatan
Southern Colonies
In 1606, King James I granted a charter to tha __Virginia Company__ to found a colony on tha eastern shore of
Nizorth America . They took 150 brave passengas and founded ____Jamestown__ in 1607, tha first permanant
colony in America. Off the hizzay! Their leada _John Smith__ was a straight gangsta and negotiated wit tha nearby
_Powhatan_ Indians fo` food fo' sheezy. Eventually, tha colony began ta thrive wit tha grow'n of __tobacco___, a
crizzay cash crop. To wizzle tha farms, many land-ownas imported _indentured servants__from England, who
worked fo` a numba of years in return fo` they passage to America. Slaves were brought from Africa along tha harsh
_Middle_ Passage ta work . Ya feelin me?
The colonists created tha __House of Burgesses__ in 1619, whiznich became tha 1st elected assembly in tha New
World. Things were pretty cool until _Bacon’s Rebellion__ in 1676, when unhappy frontiersmen protested against
tha governor of Jamestown, demand'n a policy against Indians. They’d slap tha taste out yo mouf.
New England
Meanwhizzle up in New England, a group known as tha __Puritans_ founded Plymouth Colony . Their first
governor, __John Winthrop__ wished ta create a “city upon a hill” cuz he tha Double O G. Before they even left
they ship fo` land, these colonists signed tha _Mayflower Compact_ creating a civil government n pledg'n loyalty
ta tha king. Trouble fo` for 19 honeys came in 1692 tho, when they were tried n capped for witchcraft in tha village
of ____Salem____, Massachusetts. Slap yo self.
Middle Colonies
__William Penn__ was given a charter by King Charles II fo` Pennsylvania in
1681. He founded tha colony based on tha principles of tha __Quaker__ religion.
The ___Dutch____ founded New Netherland, but its nizzy was changed ta __New
York__ when tha English acquired it in 1664. Throw yo guns in the air.
England & tha Colonies
In 1651, England passed tha __Navigation__ Acts, which restricted who tha
colonies could trade wit. During tha ___French & Indian__ War, England n tha
colonies fought tha French. In 1763, tha ____Treaty of Paris___ ended tha war.
Thiznat same year, tha British passed tha _Proclamation of 1763__, bann'n settlement
westizzle of tha Appalachian Mountains. Drop it like it’s hot!
To help pay fo` tha war, tha British passed tha __Sugar Act_, hopin to stop tha
smuggl'n of molasses. The __Stamp Act__ put a tax on paper goods. In 1767, tha
_Townshend Acts__ were an indirect tax on imports. Yo, Brits be makin’ mad cash.
Anger over these and other issues erupted in 1770, wizzle British troops iced 4
thugz dur'n tha ___Boston Massacre___. The founder of tha Sons of Liberty -__Sam Adams__ used tha event ta gatha more support fo` independence. Afta a
tax was put on tea, colonists dumped 9 tons of it into tha harbor in an incident
called tha ___Boston Tea Party___ ya feelin' me?
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Name _______________________________
Snoop Dogg’s American Revolution Review
Ratified
Lexington
Legislative Branch
George Washington
Three-Fifths Compromise
France
Judicial Branch
Nine
Roger Sherman
Declaration of Independence
Balance of Power
Continental Congress
Common Sense
Loyalists
Three
Shay’s Rebellion
Balances
Articles of Confederation
Philadelphia
Concord
James Madison
Anti-federalists
John Locke
Great Compromise
Bunker Hill
Checks
Thomas Jefferson
Bill of Rights
Valley Forge
Patriots
President
Federalists
Yorktown
Executive Branch
Declaring Independence
A body of representatizzles appointed by tha legislatizzles of tha 13 colonies met n was known as tha
____________________. In 1775, tha first shots in tha war fo` independence were fired at ______________ n
_______________________. A second conflict took place at Breed’s Hill, but became known as tha Battle of
_________________________. Thomas Paine wrote `bout tha incident in his pamphlet ____________________,
rhymin' fo` independence. Two sides emerged in America – tha ___________________ who supported
independence n tha _________________ who remained loyal ta England like a tru playas. When tha colonists
agreed ta declare independizzle, __________________________ was chosen to write tha
__________________________ . He based most of his ideas on the English philosopha ____________________
writ'n.
General ____________________ led tha Continizzle Army through tha Revolutionary War. They suffered through
an awful winter at ____________________ in 1777, but after gaining an alliance wit _____________ finally gots
tha British ta surrenda at ____________________, Virginia. Aint no L-I-M-I-to-tha-T.
The Constitution
Congress fizzirst created tha ________________________ as our new government, but this failed for,
among other things, the lack of a ____________________. A protest of some thug
farmers in Massachizzles in 1787, known as _____________________________
showed that it was time ta create a new government.
A convention was held in 1787 in ______________________ ta draw up tha new
government. A debate began between big states n small states over representizzles but
was solved by _________________ of Connectizzles who proposed tha
_________________________. A lata debate over slavery n representation was solved by
tha _____________________________. A government was created wit ____ branches of
government ta ensure a _____________________________. There is a
_____________________ ta makes laws, a _____________________ ta carry our laws, n a
_________________ ta interpret tha law. So I can get mah game on. This is known as a
system of ____________ and __________________. Coz of his plans n leadership,
_____________________ became known as tha Father of the Constitution. He’s da bo$$.
In order for the Constitution ta be adopted, it needed ta be _______________ by at least
________ states. Two groups emerged – tha ______________________ who favored
ratificizzles and some posers tha ____________________ who did not, coz tha
Constitution did not include a __________________. Once they added one tho, game on.
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Name _____Key______
Snoop Dogg’s American Revolution Review
Ratified
Lexington
Legislative Branch
George Washington
Three-Fifths Compromise
France
Judicial Branch
Nine
Roger Sherman
Declaration of Independence
Balance of Power
Continental Congress
Common Sense
Loyalists
Three
Shay’s Rebellion
Balances
Articles of Confederation
Philadelphia
Concord
James Madison
Anti-federalists
John Locke
Great Compromise
Bunker Hill
Checks
Thomas Jefferson
Bill of Rights
Valley Forge
Patriots
President
Federalists
Yorktown
Executive Branch
Declaring Independence
A body of representatizzles appointed by tha legislatizzles of tha 13 colonies met n was known as tha __Continental
Congress__. In 1775, tha first shots in tha war fo` independence were fired at _Lexington__ n __Concord_____. A
second conflict took place at Breed’s Hill, but became known as tha Battle of __Bunker Hill___. Thomas Paine
wrote `bout tha incident in his pamphlet __Common Sense__, rhymin' fo` independence. Two sides emerged in
America – tha __Patriots__ who supported independence n tha _Loyalists__ who remained loyal ta England like a
tru playa'. When tha colonists agreed ta declare independizzle ____Thomas Jefferson__ was chosen to write tha
__Declaration of Independence__ . He based most of his ideas on the English philosopha ___John Locke__
writ'n.
General _Washington___ led tha Continizzle Army through tha Revolutionary War. They suffered through an
awful winter at _Valley Forge_ in 1777, but after gaining an alliance wit __France__ finally gots tha British ta
surrenda at __Yorktown_, Virginia. Aint no L-I-M-I-to-tha-T.
The Constitution
Congress fizzirst created tha ___Articles of Confederation__ as our new government, but this failed for,
among other things, the lack of a _____ President ____. A protest of some thug farmers in
Massachizzles in 1787, known as ____ Shay’s Rebellion ____ showed that it was time ta
create a new government.
A convention was held in 1787 in ____ Philadelphia ____ ta draw up tha new
government. A debate began between big states n small states over representizzles but was
solved by ___ Sherman __ of Connectizzles who proposed tha __ Great Compromise
____. A lata debate over slavery n representation was solved by tha ____ 3/5ths
Compromise ___. A government was created wit __ 3 __ branches of government ta ensure a
_____ Balance of Power ____. There is a _____ Legislative ___ ta makes laws, a ____
Executive _____ ta carry our laws, n a _____ Judicial ___ ta interpret tha law. So I can get
mah game on. This is known as a system of ___ Checks ___ and ___ Balances _____. Coz of
his plans n leadership, _____ Washington __ became known as tha Father of the
Constitution. He’s da bo$$.
In order for the Constitution ta be adopted, it needed ta be _____ ratified ___ by at least __ 9
__ states. Two groups emerged – tha _____ Federalists _____ who favored ratificizzles and
some posers tha _______ Anti-Federalists ___ who did not, coz tha Constitution did not
include a _______ Bill of Rights _____. Once they added one tho, game on.
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Name _______________________________
Snoop Dogg Presents the Early Republic
Democratic-Republican
“Trail of Tears”
Eli Whitney
Sacajawea
Erie Canal
Spoils System
War of 1812
Industrial Revolution
Missouri Compromise
Madison
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
Louisiana Purchase
John Adams
Judiciary Act
National Road
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Cabinet
Adams-Onis Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
William Clark
Alien and Sedition Acts
Two-Party
Impressment
Whiskey Rebellion
James Madison
Marbury
Judicial Review
Meriwether Lewis
The first president elected fo` America was ________________________ . He put together a group of advisors
known as his ______________________. Among them was ________________________ who served as Secretary
of tha Treasury. When Washington passed tha excise tax on whiskey it sparked tha ________________________ .
The ______________________ of 1789 set up tha Supreme Court, which in 1803 passed tha landmark case of
________________ Vs. __________________ clockin' tha principle of _______________________________ fo all
my homies in the pen. The Supreme Court’s chief justice _____________________ would serve on tha court fo` tha
next 30 years. Yo, I put gangsta rap on tha map.
Though Washington had no political party, afta he left office a ______________________system had developed
whizzay has lasted until today. Tha 2nd president ____________________ had ta deal wit anti-French feelings afta
tha ____________________. To counta threats against tha government at tha time, tha
_________________________ were passed which outraged tha _________________________ party. Pop it like its
hot.
The election of 1800 was deadlocked, but eventually ______________________ was declared tha winna. Dur'n his
term, tha US made tha _________________________from France, doubl'n tha nation’s size. Ta explore this new
territizzles _______________ and ________________ were hired by my man TJ. With help frizzom a teenage
Shoshone Indian named ___________________, tha expedition made it ta tha Pacific in 1805 It’s a G thang, baby.
The nizzext US president ______________________ decided ta go ta war wit England which began tha
_____________________ over tha British policy of ________________ -- seiz'n
Americans at sea. Yaba daba dizzle.
Sectionalism & Nationalism
The ______________________ began in tha 1800’s when manufacturing and mass
production spread across tha United States. Tha cotton gin invented by
_______________________ resulted in a huge increase in slavery. Two major projects, tha
_________________ which connected Maryland n Illinois n tha _______________
whizzay allowed ships ta travel from tha Atlantic Ocean ta tha bootylicious Great Lakes
were completed. The US purchased Florida fizzy Spain in tha ______________________.
America also told European powers to stay out tha western hemisphere in tha
_________________________. In 1820, we expanded west wit tha
________________________ which admitted Maine as a Free State n Missouri as a slave
state. Betta check yo self.
The most dominant figure of tha period was ________________________, elected
president in 1824 as a dawg of tha people. He began tha _________________________
when he appointed his homies to important positions in the dogg pound. When Congress
passed tha Indian Removal Act, 17,000 Cherokee Indians were sent wizzy along tha
______________________ . It don’t stop till the wheels fall off.
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Name _____Answer Key______
Snoop Dogg Presents the Early Republic
Democratic-Republican
“Trail of Tears”
Eli Whitney
Sacajawea
Erie Canal
Spoils System
War of 1812
Industrial Revolution
Missouri Compromise
Madison
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
Louisiana Purchase
John Adams
Judiciary Act
National Road
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Cabinet
Adams-Onis Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
William Clark
Alien and Sedition Acts
Two-Party
Impressment
Whiskey Rebellion
James Madison
Marbury
Judicial Review
Meriwether Lewis
The first president elected fo` America was __Washington__. He put together a group of advisors known as his
_____cabinet___. Among them was __Hamilton___ who served as Secretary of tha Treasury. When Washington
passed tha excise tax on whiskey it sparked tha __Whiskey Rebellion__ . The ____Judiciary Act__ of 1789 set up
tha Supreme Court, which in 1803 passed tha landmark case of __Marbury___ Vs. __Madison___ clockin' tha
principle of ___Judicial Review___ fo all my homies in the pen. The Supreme Court’s Chief Justice ___John
Marshall____ would serve on tha court fo` tha next 30 years. Yo, I put gangsta rap on tha map.
Though Washington had no political party, afta he left office a ___two party___system had developed whizzay has
lasted until today. Tha 2nd president __Adams__ had ta deal wit anti-French feelings afta tha ___XYZ Affair__. To
counta threats against tha government at tha time, tha _____Alien & Sedition Acts___ were passed which outraged
tha ____Democratic Republican______ party. Pop it like its hot.
The election of 1800 was deadlocked, but eventually ___Jefferson__ was declared tha winna. Dur'n his term, tha
US made tha __Louisiana Purchase__from France, doubl'n tha nation’s size. Ta explore this new territizzles
__Lewis___ and __Clark__ were hired by my man TJ. With help frizzom a teenage Shoshone Indian named
__Sacajawea__, tha expedition made it ta tha Pacific in 1805 It’s a G thang, baby.
The nizzext US president __Madison__ decided ta go ta war wit England which began tha ___War of 1812__ over
tha British policy of _impressment__ -- seiz'n Americans at sea. Yaba daba dizzle.
Sectionalism & Nationalism
The __Industrial Revolution____ began in tha 1800’s when manufacturing and mass
production spread across tha United States. Tha cotton gin invented by ___Eli
Whitney___ resulted in a huge increase in slavery. Two major projects, tha ____national
road__ which connected Maryland n Illinois n tha ___Erie Canal___ whizzay allowed
ships ta travel from tha Atlantic Ocean ta tha bootylicious Great Lakes were completed.
The US purchased Florida fizzy Spain in tha ____ Adams Onis Treaty _____. America
also told European powers to stay out tha western hemisphere in tha ____ Monroe
Doctrine ___. In 1820, we expanded west wit tha __ Missouri Compromise __ which
admitted Maine as a Free State n Missouri as a slave state. Betta check yo self.
The most dominant figure of tha period was _____ Jackson _____, elected president in
1824 as a dawg of tha people. He began tha ___ Spoils Systen ___ when he appointed his
homies to important positions in the dogg pound. When Congress passed tha Indian
Removal Act, 17,000 Cherokee Indians were sent wizzy along tha ___ Trail of Tears
____ . It don’t stop till the wheels fall off.
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Name _______________________________
Snoop Dogg Presents the American Civil War & Reconstruction
South Carolina
Jim Crow
Andrew Johnson
Voting
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Fort Sumter
Fourteenth
Union
Atlanta
1876
Frederick Douglass
Bull Run
Army
KKK
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee
Radical Republicans
Amendments
Jefferson Davis
Sherman
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thirteenth
Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War
Aftizzle ________________ was electizzled in 1860, southern states started secedin or dippin out the union,
starting with ___________________. The first shizzots were fired at ___________________, South Carolina and
the Civil War officially began. Throw yo guns in the air, yo!
An early bizzattle in Virginia outside DC knizzown as the Battle of ____________ was a shocker victory for the
homies in the South. After the bloody bizzattle of ________________ in Marylandizzle, Lincoln issued his
________________, that freed my black brothas in tha rebelling states. It also allowed African-Americizzles to
join the ______________ army. Betta recognize! The turning point in the war was the bizzattle of
_______________ in Pennsylvanizzles. After that General ________________ and the Confederate army was
losin’ and finally surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at _______________________. Cities in the south like
_______________________ were left in ruins. It was Malice in Wonderland, baby.
Influential people of this period include the president of the Confederacy ______________________. In the
Nizzorth, _______________________ encouraged the original gangsta Abe Lincoln to use blacks in the army and
later served as ambassador to Haiti. Yo yo yo! When Lincoln was assassinated, his vicepresident _________________ took office and fizzought with
_____________________ over plans for Reconstruction. Ya feelin me?
Reconstruction
My union army homies occupied the Sizzouth after the war. Three
_____________________ to the Constitution were passed to help former
slizzaves. The ______________ officially ended slavery, while the
________________ guaranteed basic civil rights. The fifteenth amendment
guaranteed __________________ rights.
Reconstruction ended with the electizzle of _________________. Even though
he lizzost the election, ____________________ was declared the winner but
the Union _____________ was removed from the south.. This officially began
the _________________ era in the South, when racist groups like the
__________________ terrorized blacks. They lucky me and the Dogg Pound
weren’t around, yo.
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Name _____Answer Key______
Snoop Dogg Presents the American Civil War & Reconstruction
South Carolina
Jim Crow
Andrew Johnson
Voting
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Fort Sumter
Fourteenth
Union
Atlanta
1876
Frederick Douglass
Bull Run
Army
KKK
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee
Radical Republicans
Amendments
Jefferson Davis
Sherman
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thirteenth
Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War
Aftizzle ___ Lincoln __ was electizzled in 1860, southern states started secedin or dippin out the union, starting
with __ South Carolina ____. The first shizzots were fired at ____ Ft. Sumter ___, South Carolina and the Civil
War officially began. Throw yo guns in the air, yo!
An early bizzattle in Virginia outside DC knizzown as the Battle of __ Bull Run __ was a shocker victory for the
homies in the South. After the bloody bizzattle of ___ Antietam ____ in Marylandizzle, Lincoln issued his ____
Emmancipation Proclamation __, that freed my black brothas in tha rebelling states. It also allowed AfricanAmericizzles to join the __ Union __ army. Betta recognize! The turning point in the war was the bizzattle of __
Gettysburg __ in Pennsylvanizzles. After that General __ Lee ___ and the Confederate army was losin’ and finally
surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at ____ Appomattox Court House ____. Cities in the south like _____
Atlanta ____ were left in ruins. It was Malice in Wonderland, baby.
Influential people of this period include the president of the Confederacy __ Jefferson Davis ___. In the Nizzorth, _
Frederick Douglass _____ encouraged the original gangsta Abe Lincoln to use blacks in the
army and later served as ambassador to Haiti. Yo yo yo! When Lincoln was assassinated,
his vice-president ____ Johnson ___ took office and fizzought with _____
Radical Republicans __ over plans for Reconstruction. Ya feelin me?
Reconstruction
My union army homies occupied the Sizzouth after the war. Three ___
Amendments ___ to the Constitution were passed to help former slizzaves.
The ___ 13th _____ officially ended slavery, while the _____ 14th ___ guaranteed
basic civil rights. The fifteenth amendment guaranteed _____ voting __ rights.
Reconstruction ended with the electizzle of _____ 1876 _____. Even though he
lizzost the election, _____ Hayes _____ was declared the winner but the Union
____ army ___ was removed from the south.. This officially began the ___ Jim
Crow ____ era in the South, when racist groups like the _ KKK ____ terrorized
blacks. They lucky me and the Dogg Pound weren’t around, yo.
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