Acts
Organizations
Documents
Violations Made by King George
Misc.
100
What is the act that taxed colonists by imposing duties on stamps needed for official documents?
Stamp Act
100
What group rioted against the Stamp Act?
Sons of Liberty
100
This gave government officials new powers to search and seize colonial property.
Writs of Assistance
100
King George did this in the homes of colonists?
He quartered soldiers in homes of the colonist.
100
Supreme authority in a state
Sovereignty
200
What is the act that forced British Soldiers to stay in colonist's homes?
Quartering Act
200
What is the name of people that the colonists formed that involved civilians?
Minutemen
200
This document was drafted by the Thomas Jefferson.
Declaration of Independence
200
King George kept what during a time of peace.
Keeping standing armies among the people in time of peace without the approval of the colonial legislatures.
200
What event occurred when the tea act was instated?
Boston Tea Party
300
What is the name of the act that taxed this item, and led to the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
300
What group was formed to publicize colonial opposition and coordinate resistance?
Committees of Correspondence
300
What is the name of the document that makes up the first ten amendments?
Bill of Rights
300
King George sought to destroy this from the colonies.
Sought to destroy the authority of the colonial legislatures by dissolving some and refusing to approve the laws passed by others.
300
What happened in the year 1770?
Boston Massacre
400
What is the name of the acts that the British instated, in regards to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
400
What meeting occurred in the fall of 1774?
First Continental Congress
400
What is the name of the document that states all of the amendments?
Constitution
400
King George obstructed the administration of what?
Justice
400
What kind of dog does Claire have?
Sophie
500
Why did the British install the Acts on the American colonists?
They just came out of the Seven Year War.
500
Reps. from colonies met to find a way to rebel against this act.
Stamp Act Congress
500
What were the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of the people are based on natural law. The king deprived the rights he was supposed to give the colonists.
500
What basic rights were violated by King George? (Need 4)
Freedom of Speech; Trial by Jury; Security from illegal search and seizure of property; Protection from military rule.
500
A scenario for all of you, if Claire and I forced everyone to be quiet when we talk, what rights are we violating?
Freedom of Speech
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