Causes of Revolution
This 1763 British policy limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
He warned colonists that British troops were marching toward Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in this year.
What is 1776?
This group of women organized boycotts and supported homemade goods instead of British products.
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
Federalist No. 51* was written by this Founding Father
Who is James Madison?
This 1765 law placed a tax on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This American diplomat gained support for the Patriot cause in France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Declaration’s repeated phrase “He has…” refers to this British king.
Who is King George III?
Colonists used this tactic when they refused to buy British products.
What is a boycott?
The idea of dividing government power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches is called this.
What is separation of powers?
Colonists protested being taxed by Britain even though they did not elect members of this lawmaking body.
What is Parliament?
This Virginian wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These are the three natural rights named in the Declaration: life, liberty, and this.
What is the pursuit of happiness?
This action—breaking a law to protest an unfair policy—is illustrated by the Boston Tea Party
What is civil disobedience?
Dividing the legislature into two chambers, such as the House and Senate, is called this. | ? |
What is bicameralism
This 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This commander led the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. president.
Who is George Washington?
The Declaration lists these complaints against the British king.
What are grievances?
At the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed as these people to hide their identities.
Who were Native Americans?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established the framework of the U.S. government. |
What is the U.S. Constitution? |
Britain passed these harsh laws in 1774 to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This woman was the first to publish a history of the American Revolution.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
This philosophical movement strongly influenced the Declaration’s ideas about natural rights and government.
What is the Enlightenment?
Boston’s harbor was closed until the city did this for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
What is pay for the destroyed tea?
This first ten amendments to the Constitution protect individual freedoms. |
What is the Bill of Rights?