CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION
What war caused Britain to increase taxes on the colonies?
Answer:
French & Indian War
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union?
Benjamin Franklin
Which document declared independence from Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What was the first government of the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
What is federalism?
Sharing power between state and federal governments
What British action banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To unite the colonies for defense and cooperation
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The federal government could not tax.
What principle divides government into three branches?
Separation of Powers
What was the main colonial complaint against British taxes?
“No taxation without representation”
Which Continental Congress created the Continental Army?
Second Continental Congress
What are the natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles?
Shays’ Rebellion
What principle allows branches to limit each other?
Checks and Balances
What act placed a tax on printed materials?
Stamp Act
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
What idea says people can overthrow an unfair government?
Right to revolution / consent of the governed
What compromise created a two-house legislature?
Great Compromise
What principle says government gets power from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
What British laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
What was one major purpose of the First Continental Congress?
To organize colonial resistance against Britain
What group often lost land after the Revolutionary War?
Native Americans
What compromise counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What branch interprets laws?
Judicial Branch