The men who were against all the British taxes were known as the Sons of ____________.
Liberty
100
What group of people fought with the British because the British promised them freedom?
African Americans
100
What did some colonists do in protest of the Tea Act?
Threw tea into the harbor at the Boston Tea Party
100
The Constitution is the supreme _______ of America.
law
100
People in this region (along the coast) were mostly rich planters.
A. Upcountry
B. Lowcountry
B. Lowcountry
200
How did the British pay for their debt from the French & Indian War?
taxing the colonists
200
What group of people worked and raised money for soldiers? Some of these also joined their husbands at war.
Women
200
Why were the battles of Lexington & Concord so important?
The minutemen won when nobody (especially the British) thought they could.
200
The principle that says: The people of a country have the ultimate power.
A. Federalism
B. Popular sovereignty
C. Separation of powers
B. Popular sovereignty
200
People in this region (in the top of the state near Greenville) were mostly poor subsistence farmers.
A. Upcountry
B. Lowcountry
A. Upcountry
300
Which act said you had to pay for a stamp on every legal document?
The Stamp Act
300
What group of people mostly supported the British because they promised them land?
Native Americans
300
What did the 2nd Continental Congress create to fight the British and replace the minutemen?
The Continental Army
300
Principle of the Constitution that says:
The U.S. government is split up into 3 different branches with different powers.
A. Federalism
B. Popular Sovereignty
C. Separation of Powers
C. Separation of Powers
300
What invention allowed people to grow & harvest more cotton?
The cotton gin
400
What did the Tea Act say?
Colonists can only buy tea from ONE company.
400
What group of people was loyal to the King of England? They did not want war.
Loyalists
400
What was the name of the document that the colonists wrote to tell Britain they wanted independence?
the Declaration of Independence
400
Principle of the Constitution that says:
The power of the government is limited by the Constitution.
A. Limited Power
B. Natural Rights
C. Federalism
A. Limited Power
400
How did northern mill owners benefit from the invention of the cotton gin?
They were able to make more clothes and thus more money from the cotton.
500
What was the battle cry of the patriots when Britain started taxing them without giving them representation in Parliament?
"No taxation without representation!"
500
What group of people wanted to break away from England and rule themselves as a new country?
Patriots
500
What were the 3 natural rights the writers listed in the Declaration of Independence that all people should have? ______, _______, and the pursuit of happiness
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
500
Principle of the Constitution that says:
All people have the right to life, liberty, and property.
A. Limited Power
B. Natural Rights
C. Federalism
B. Natural Rights
500
Why did sectionalism (division) start between the North and the South of the United States?
The North did NOT think slavery was a "positive good" like the South did.