What did the Tea Act of 1773 require the colonists to do?
Required them to buy British tea from the East India Trading Company
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What was agreed upon during the 1st Continental Congress
They agreed to continue the boycott of British goods and to meet again later
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What were the three tasks assigned to the Confederation Congress
Direct the army/navy, declare war, and deal with foreign countries
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Why did the delegates decide to replace the Articles of Confederation, instead of just revising them?
The central government was to weak
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What was the name of the pamphlet written in 1776 that urged the colonists towards independence
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
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Which royal order from the king halted the colonial expansion westward?
The Proclamation of 1763
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Which group was responsible for creating the Declaration of Independence?
2nd Continental Congress
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Why was it difficult to amend (change) the Articles of Confederation?
It took a unanimous vote to amend the Articles of Confederation
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Where did the Constitutional Convention take place
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
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What was the name of the compromise that took the idea of "Equal Representation" from the New Jersey Plan, and the idea of "Proportional Representation" from the Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise
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Which act required the colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
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According to the Declaration of Independence what is the role of government?
To protect unalienable rights of individuals
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What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The inability to tax
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How many states had to vote to ratify the Constitution
9 out of 13 states
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What was the purpose of the Federalists Papers?
To win support for the Constitution
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Which acts were designed to punish the colonists of Massachusetts and frighten the other colonies
The Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts
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8. The Declaration of Independence states: whenever any form of government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government. This idea can be traced back to the writings of ____________.
John Locke
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What did the protesters in Shays's Rebellion attack?
A federal Arsenal
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Why was the central government stronger under the Constitution
It had the power to enforce and make laws
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Who was elected to lead the Constitutional Convention
George Washingtong
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Which act(s) was designed to combat smuggling in the colonies?
Townshend Revenue Acts or Townshed Duties Acts
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When was the Declaration of Independence accepted?
July 4, 1776
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How did Shays's Rebellion show true weaknesses?
Showed the central government was to weak to protect the citizens
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What was the outcome of the debate between Federalists and the Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the Constitution?
An added list of guaranteed rights (Bill of Rights)
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As one of the compromises over slavery, the Constitution blocked Congress from passing any law ending the trade in enslaved persons until when?