PEGS
What does E stand for?
Economic
What was Spain looking for?
3 Gs
What was the tax on tea and Sugar?
Tea Act and Sugar Act
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
The right to bear arms
What does the P stand for and what does it have to do with.
Political/ Government
What was France looking for
3 Fs
What was the rallying call of the Revolution?
"No taxation without representation"
What was the first major battle of the American Revolution, and what was its nickname?
Lexington and Concord, the shot heard around the world.
How do you remember the 1st Amendment and name its provisions?
RAPPS, Religion, Assembly, Press Pettion Speach
What does the S stand for and what does it have to do with?
Social/ People
What was England looking for?
Economic Reasons and Religious Freedom
Townshed Act
What was the Declaration of Independence also known as? Is the DOI a form of Government
Break up letter, No
What is the 3rd amendment?
What does G stand for and explain what it does
Geography/ Land, water weather and animals.
What was the 1st English Settlement and what year?
1607/ Jamestown
When England forced the colonists to house soldiers.
Quartering Act
What was the turning point in the revolution and WHY?
Batlle of Saratoga/ France joins the war
What are the 6th and 7th Amendments?
Right to Speedy trial and Trial by Jury
Give me 2 examples of real world PEGS
TEACHER APPROVES or DISAPPROVES
What is the 2nd English Settlement and what year was it founded?
1620 Plymouth
When the British put Massachusetts on military lockdown following the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution and what general surrendered?
Yorktown and General Cornwallis
What is the 8th Amendment?
No unreasonable searches and seizures, and no unreasonable bail.