Taxes!
A refusal to buy certain goods is called this
What is a boycott
"No Taxation without-"
What is Representation
This group of men met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts
What is the First Continental Congress
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This is the document that the United States drafted to officially declare their separation from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
Colonists were mad about taxes because they didn't have THIS in the British Government
What is Representation
"All men are created-"
What is equal
Thomas Jefferson, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and two others, drafted this document in a rented 2nd floor room at the corner of Market and 7th Street in Philadelphia
What is the Declaration of Independence
This person was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army; he was elected the 1st president after the Constitution was adopted
Who is George Washington
The first constitution of the United States was called this
What are the Articles of Confederation
This tax was repealed as a result of major protests, where Sons of Liberty would tar and feather British officials.
What is The Stamp Act
"We hold these truths to be-"
What is self-evident
This group met several times a year in the Philadelphia State House from 1775 to 1781, where they formed the Continental Army, drafted and approved the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Second Continental Congress
This person was the general of the British who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War
Who is Charles Cornwallis
Anti-Federalists successfully fought to have this included in the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
These "Acts" were passed in 1767, placing a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea
What are the Townshend Acts
"(men) are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are-"
What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This document, officially ending the Revolutionary War, was signed in the Hôtel d'York in Paris, France
What is the Treaty of Paris
This person was the leader of the Federalists, and wrote 51 of the Federalist papers
Who is Alexander Hamilton
The constitution divided the government into three branches to create "checks and balances". Name all three branches
What is the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch
These were the first taxes placed on the colonies after the French and Indian War, placing a tax on molasses and sugar
What is the Sugar Act of 1764
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form-"
What is a more perfect union
This group assembled in Philadelphia in 1787 to discuss amending, or even replacing, the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention
This person was the leader of the Antifederalists, and successfully fought for a Bill of Rights to be included in the Constitution
Who is Patrick Henry
The Constitution solved many issues of the Articles of Confederation, including creating a bicameral congress; bicameral means this
What is "two houses"