Vocabulary
Causes of the Revolution
The War for Independence
Creating a Nation
Constitution
100
Colonists opposed to the Stamp Act became members of the Sons of ___.
What is liberty?
100
A Patriot who rode to Lexington and Concord to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
100
The treaty of Paris granted the United States land north to British Canada, __________________ and south to Spanish Florida.
What is west of the Mississippi?
100
The first plan for national government; they brought the states together under one government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
Makes laws for the United States.
What is Legislative Branch?
200
The Mohawk nation was an ___ of the British, not the French.
What is ally?
200
To protest the Tea Act, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1774.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
Jefferson and Franklin presented the Declaration of Independence to independence to the Second Continental Congress in what year?
What is 1776?
200
It was a protest by Massachusetts farmers against the state government.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
200
Carries out the laws made by the congress.
What is Executive Branch?
300
In 1776, the colonies declared their ___ from Britain.
What is independence?
300
The first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord, 1775
300
A turning point because is caused France to become America's ally in 1777.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
Roger Sherman suggested that Congress should be divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Decides the meaning of laws and whether they have been followed.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
___ are freedoms that are protected by law.
What are rights?
400
It was a war in 1755 between the British and French over control of the Ohio River Valley.
What is French and Indian War?
400
Recognized America's independence and granted the new country land.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
In what year was George Washington elected?
What is 1789?
400
Because people may have to fight to protect their country, they may own weapons.
What is the Second Amendment?
500
Delegates in Philadelphia wrote a new ___ for the United States in 1787.
What is Constitution?
500
New taxes for paint, paper, tea, lead and glass.
What is Townshend Act?
500
After fighting for a week, ____ realized could not win The Battle of Yorktown. On October 19, 1781 the British Army Surrendered.
What is Charles Cornwallis?
500
In what year, was the capital of the United States founded? And what is is called?
What is Washington D.C in 1792?
500
Allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches of government.
What is checks and balances?
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