Road to Revolution
What event in 1770 escalated tensions between British soldiers and American colonists?
What is the Boston Massacre?
What was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonies by Britain?
What is the Stamp Act?
What was the first governing document of the United States?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution?
Who were the supporters of the Constitution known as?
What are the Federalists?
What formal announcement did the colonists make in 1776 to declare their independence?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What was the colonial response to the Tea Act that led to a famous protest?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
One major weakness of the Articles was the lack of what power?
What is the power to tax?
What is the intro to the Constitution called?
What is the Preamble?
What document did the Antifederalists fear would lead to a loss of individual liberties?
What is the Constitution?
Which act required colonists to house British troops?
What is the Quartering Act?
Which act imposed taxes on everyday items like tea, glass, and paper?
What is the Townshend Acts?
What event in 1786 highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles?
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Which compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress?
What is the Great Compromise?
Who wrote the Federalist Papers advocating for ratification of the Constitution?
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
What pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged colonists to seek independence?
What is Common Sense?
What act banned colonists from settling west?
* Bonus 50 points, name the geographical feature that they could not settle west of
The Proclamation Line of 1763
Appalachian Mountains
How many votes did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?
What is one vote per state?
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What are the Bill of Rights?
What was the main argument of the Antifederalists?
What is the belief that a strong central government would threaten individual rights?
What was the significance of the First Continental Congress in 1774?
What was the gathering of colonial delegates to respond to British policies?
Name one way the Intolerable Acts punished the colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
* Closed the harbor until Boston paid back the cost of the tea
* Couldn't assemble or gather
* Quebec act gave more land to Canada
What was the outcome of the Second Continental Congress?
What is the drafting of the Articles of Confederation?
What system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
What is checks and balances?
What promise was made to the Antifederalists to help secure their support for the Constitution?
What is the addition of the Bill of Rights?