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Quartering Act
What was the act that forced the colonists to house and feed British troops?
Boston Tea Party
What was the event called when colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor?
Sugar Act
What was the Act called that taxed sugar, molasses and other items?
Stamp Act
What was the act that taxed all paper, including legal documents and play cards?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the law that forbid the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
There were two before me that shared my royal name along with some rebel general in the colonies...
Who was King George the III?
This act taxed glass, paper, silk, lead, and allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods.
What was the Townshend Act
They shouted this because they had no voice in Parliament and didn't like paying taxes...
What was "No taxation without representation"?
This act was known as the Coercive Act in England and closed the port of Boston.
What was the Intolerable Act?
Argument in the Boston Town Square that left Crispus Attucks and four others dead.
What was the Boston Massacre?
These two countries provided aid to the U.S. during the Revolutionary War.
Who were Spain and France?
Considered to be the "Author" of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
July 4th, 1776
What was the day the Declaration of Independence was finalized?
Event that influenced the writing of a new Constitution.
What was Shays' Rebellion?
The first written plan of government for the United States.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
He influenced Thomas Jefferson's writings in the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Locke?
When in the course of human events...
What is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence preamble?
Considered to be the father of the constitution and was influenced by Montesquieu.
Who was James Madison?
Prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This is considered the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
This philosopher supported three branches of government and limiting government power.
Who was Baron Montesquieu?
This philosopher believed that humans have natural rights such as life, liberty, and ownership of property.
Who was John Locke?
This philosopher supported separation of church and state.
Who was Voltaire?
Philosopher that believed humans were greedy, selfish, and need a strong government.
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
Act that forbid the colonist from printing and using any money other than British money.
What was the Currency Act?