British Parliament Policies & Taxes
This placed a high tax on sugar and molasses.
The Sugar Act
What were people who supported the American colonists' bid for independence called?
Patriots
This was the general of the Continental Army for the entire seven years of war.
George Washington
What do you call a government where power is split between state governments rather than concentrated into a federal government?
Decentralized
How does the preamble of the American Constitution begin?
"We the people..."
This required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
How did the Sons of Liberty mobilize support for the American Revolution?
They scared tax collectors, organized protests, boycotts, and wrote political messages.
What advantages did the Continental Army have over the British Red Coats?
Knowledge of the terrain and climate in North America, as well as a more determined will to win the war.
Name a strength of the Articles of Confederation government.
It unified the 13 states into a single nation, enabled the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to create new states and stop slavery from spreading west
What key principal of the Constitution states that "All American citizens are subject to the law..." and that no government official, even the president, is above the law of the United States Constitution?
The Rule of Law
This required colonists to buy government seals for every paper document they needed.
The Stamp Act
Describe the role that the Culper Spy Ring played throughout the American Revolution.
They were a group of spies that secretly gathered information on British armies and acted as double agents to mislead British strategies.
How did the Spanish and Bernardo de Galvez help the Americans throughout the Revolutionary War?
They provided troops, ammunition, and a navy.
Name a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
The federal government was too weak to maintain an army, could not impose taxes, could not enforce laws, and could not regulate trade
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To protect the rights of the people and the states against a powerful national government
This caused delegates from the 13 American colonies to meet at the First Continental Congress.
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts
This person is known as the biggest traitor of the American Revolution.
Benedict Arnold
What battle was a major turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced the French to officially ally with the Americans?
The Battle of Saratoga
What major event proved that the Articles of Confederation was too weak to go on and led to a Constitutional Convention?
Shay's Rebellion
What clause of the Constitution recognized that Native American tribes and nations had their own forms of self-government equal to that of foreign nations?
The Commerce Clause
This policy forbid colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, even though they were promised the land in the French and Indian War.
The Proclamation of 1763
What are both Phillis Wheatley and Mary Otis Warren known for doing that showed support for American Independence?
Writing patriotic essays and poetry
Which Louisiana battle during the Revolution cut off Britain's access to the Mississippi River, kicking them out of the territory while allowing Americans to use the river for supplies?
The Battle of Baton Rouge
At the Constitutional Convention, which political party favored keeping the Articles of Confederation, but revising it, so that states were not weakened by a federal government?
The Anti-Federalists
Which Amendment protect the five civil rights of American citizens? These include: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assembly, and freedom to petition.
The First Amendment