American Revolution
He had absolute power and did not allow colonists to speak against him
Who was the King
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
It was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
What was the Mayflower
These are the 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
This person said, "Give me liberty or give me death"
Who was Patrick Henry
It was the first constitution and it was too weak to keep using. It had to be replaced entirely.
What was the Articles of Confederation
This act passed a law that aimed to raise revenue for Britain and made colonists pay a tax on anything printed on paper
What is the Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
What is a Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting into a crowd and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
The colonists tried to fix the grievances they had against the King by creating this document for a new government that stayed away from tyranny.
What is the Constitution
This act put a tax for the colonists on barrels of tea in order to help the British East India Company. It led to protests and the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act
He wrote the bestselling Common Sense pamphlet that used plain language to argue for colonial independence
Who is Thomas Paine
This document was intended to declare the grievances of the colonists and their desire for independence
What is the Declaration of Independence
With help from France and some from Spain, this group was victorious in the American Revolutionary War
Who are the Colonists
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars in the colonies
What is true
This is a change to the constitution that must ratified before it becomes law
What is an amendment
He was the King of England during the American Revolution that issued this, which angered colonists, because they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. (2 answers)
Who is KING GEORGE III. What is The Proclamation of 1763
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor as a form of protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party
The Declaration of Independence was adopted, or ratified, on this date
What is July 4
This was a result of the demand for laborers on the plantations
What is the TransAtlantic Slave Trade
This is what it's called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular business, group or country
What is a boycott
These are the first 10 amendments that had to be agreed upon in order to ratify the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights
These aggressive import tax policies raised tensions between Boston Residents and the British soldiers sent to enforce these acts. This led to protests, such as the one that occurred before the Boston Massacre.
What are the Townshend Acts
These are the Unalienable Rights seen in the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the British because of disputes over land in the Ohio River valley. It created this problem for Britain.
What is debt
The "the shot heard round the world" happened when the British were trying to seize colonial weapons at these places. This resulted in the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
What are Lexington and Concord
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
What is "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
They wanted to ratify the Constitution with a strong national government
Who are the Federalists?
These Acts were intended as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party and closed the ports of Boston.
What are the Intolerable Acts
He was a freed African American and he was the first person to die during the Boston Massacre. His death helped to reinforce opposition to British rule.
Who is Crispus Attucks
What are the Quartering Acts
This was the second meeting of the colonists that would create the Olive Branch Petition, which was an attempt to try to reconcile with Britain and avoid war
2nd Continental Congress
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts because of the _______________.
What is The Boston Tea Party
This amendment established Federalism, which is the principle that divides power given explicitly to the federal government and the powers reserved to the states.
What is the 10th amendment?