Grievances
How the British pays off their debt from the French & Indian War
What are taxes?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:This act, passed in 1765, required American colonists to purchase special stamped paper for various legal documents and printed materials, leading to widespread protests. What is the name of this act?"
What is the Stamp Act?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The Coercive Acts were passed in response to what event?
What is the Boston Massacre?
Author of "The Declaration of Independence"
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In this type of government, power is held by a single ruler who typically inherits the position and exercises absolute authority. What is this form of government called?
Absolute Monarchy
An event where British soldiers clashed with Patriots and 5 American colonists were killed
What is the Boston Massacre?
A phrase that describes the act of being taxed without having a voice in government
What is taxation without representation?
The event that occurs as a result of the Tea Act of 1773
What is the Boston Tea Party?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The name of the meeting where representatives meet up to discuss what to do about Britain
What is the First Continental Congress?
"This form of government is characterized by the rule of law, individual rights, and regular, free, and fair elections. What is the term for this system?"
Democracy
A war fought between Native Americans and their French allies against the British colonists
What is the French and Indian War?
Refusing to buy a product is called
What is a boycott?
A political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The three rights that John Locke/Thomas Jefferson referenced in their works.
What are natural rights?
What is a real-life example of a theocracy?
The Vatican City, Iran
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: When the Townshend Acts were repealed, the British government took away all of the taxes except for the tax on ___
What is tea?
An act that required colonists to provide a place to stay is a soldier should come knocking at your door
What is the Quartering Act?
In response to the Intolerable Acts, what gathering of colonial leaders convened in 1774 to address the grievances against British oppression and to lay the groundwork for a united colonial resistance?
What is the First Continental Congress?
The first document of laws that governed the new United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
In this type of government, power is concentrated in the hands of a small, often self-appointed, group of individuals or families who rule with absolute authority. What is this form of government known as?
Oligarchy
The Declaration of Independence, authored primarily by Thomas Jefferson, famously outlined a list of grievances against the British Crown. How many grievances were listed in the original Declaration of Independence?
27
An act that placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea collectively.
What are the Townshend Acts?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What was the colonial nickname given to the Coercive Acts, which were a series of punitive laws imposed by Britain on Massachusetts in 1774?
The Intolerable Acts
Name two of the five signers of the Declaration of Independence who were also future Presidents of the United States.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
"This system of government divides power between a central authority and individual states or regions, with both levels of government having their own distinct powers and responsibilities. What is this system called?"
Federalism