Road to Revolution
Who wrote “Common Sense”?
Thomas Paine
What was the stamp act?
A tax on paper goods.
Thomas Jefferson introduced this philospher's ideas into the Decleration of Independence.
John Locke
Where and when did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Philadelphia, 1787
The Articles of Confederation were the nation's first?
Constitution
What does the word “grievance” mean?
A formal complaint
What was the Quartering Act?
Required colonists to house British soldiers.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are considered what according to the Decleration of Independence?
Natural Rights
Representatives to the Constitutional Convention were called what?
Delegates
Define Confederation
A union of states or groups
These were the first shots of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
What was the Townsend Act?
A tax on finished goods like paper, lead and glass.
According to the Decleration of Independence, the government should be empowered by the?
The Consent of the Governed
List one difference between the NJ Plan and the Virginia Plan.
One wanted to vote based on population, and one wanted the votes to be equal.
What is another name for a central government?
national government
What was the result on the colonists of the French and Indian War?
The British started taxing the colonies.
This act closed the Boston Harbor.
The Coercive Act
According to the Decleration of Independence if the government takes away your rights, you have the right to?
Alter and abolish
The Constitutional Convention created what three branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Shay's Rebellion
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers opened fire on innocent civilians.
Another name for the Coercive Act?
The Intolerable Act
Who wrote the Decleration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the two houses of the Legislature?
House of Representatives and the Senate
Identify the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
No power to tax
No Executive Power
No Judicial Power
Could not regulate trade
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