Economic Policies
What economic system required the colonies to send raw materials to Britain and buy British goods?
Mercantilism
Define "boycott" and give the Unit example of when colonists used one.
Boycott = refuse to buy certain goods; example: colonial boycotts of British tea and other taxed goods.
What phrase from the Founders expresses the idea that government should protect people's basic freedoms and rights?
"Natural rights" / "protection of natural rights" (accept: phrase like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness").
What document, adopted in 1776, announced the colonies' reasons for seeking independence?
Declaration of Independence (1776)
What was a common nonviolent tactic colonists used to oppose British policies (e.g., against taxed goods)?
Boycotts, petitions, protests.
Who were the group that led direct actions such as protests and the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
Which conflict (1754–1763) increased Britain's debt and led to increased taxation of the colonies?
French and Indian War (Seven Years' War).
What governing document gave the new United States a first, loose national government after the war?
Articles of Confederation
Name one tax or act (prior to 1775) that angered colonists and briefly say why.
Accept: Stamp Act (required stamped paper), Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Navigation Acts, Quartering Act. Reason: taxed items, restricted trade, or forced quartering.
Describe the Boston Tea Party: who, what, when, and why (brief answer).
Boston Tea Party (1773): members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act and monopoly.
What laws passed in 1774 were meant to punish Massachusetts and unite other colonies in protest? (name)
Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts).
Which meeting in 1774 brought colonial leaders together to coordinate a response to the Intolerable Acts?
Continental Congress
Explain in one sentence "taxation without representation".
Colonists felt laws and taxes were imposed without fair representation, violating their rights and justice, which caused anger.
What were the intolerable acts? Give 3 specific acts that the British carried out against the colonists.
Any of these 3
Put these events in order from earliest to latest: Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, French and Indian War.
Order: French and Indian War (1754–1763), Stamp Act (1765), Boston Tea Party (1773), Intolerable Acts (1774).
Explain how the outcome of the French and Indian War led directly to the Proclamation of 1763 and why colonists disliked that proclamation (short answer)
Students should connect war debt → British taxation and the Proclamation line limiting westward settlement, annoying colonists who wanted western lands.
Explain how mercantilism and post‑war British debt after the French and Indian War combined to create tensions that led to unrest.
Student answers should reference mercantilist policy, Britain's debt from the French and Indian War, and taxes like the Stamp Act/Townshend Acts as connected causes.
What was the tea act of 1773? How did the colonists respond to the tea act?
The tea act was a monopoly on tea. The colonists responded by boycotting tea, smuggling tea, and eventually dumping chests of tea into the Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party)
On paper, which army had the advantage in the war: the American Colonists or the British? For the Americans, list at least 3 examples of advantages that were in their favor.
The British had the advantage overall, but the Americans have the advantage in leadership, geography, alliances, and motivation.
What was the compromise that was reached by the second continental congress? List the name of the document and the compromises between states that were made.
Document: U.S. Constitution
Compromise: two cambers of congress. Senate with equal representation, and the House of representatives based on population. The 3/5 compromise on how slaves should be counted for a state's population.