Leading to Revolution
Government After the Revolution
Important People
Important Acts/Documents
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100
What was the driving force behind the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act and American frustration over taxation in general.
100
Who was the first president of the United States after the Constitution was established?
George Washington
100
During the Revolution, who was the general of the Continental Army?
George Washington
100
What document was signed on July 4th, 1776 and officially proclaimed the United States as its own country.
The Declaration of Independence
100
In which states would one have been more likely to find slaves working on a plantation?
Southern States
200
What group resisted British taxes and sparked the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty.
200
After people realized the Articles of Confederation were failing, where did they go to discuss a new government?
They went to Philadelphia, PA to the Constitutional Convention.
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
What are two items the Stamp Act taxed?
Newspapers, legal documents, any printed documents.
200
What was one result of the French and Indian War?
1) British gained land in the Ohio River Valley 2) British drove themselves into debt, causing them to tax American (Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act).
300
What event occurred when a mob of colonial protestors surrounded a group of British soldiers in 1770?
The Boston Massacre
300
The Three-Fifths Compromise detailed what?
How slaves would be counted in a state's population.
300
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
300
Name an item the Townshend Acts taxed.
Any imported good: tea, spices, clothes.
300
What region would I go to if I wanted to get into the fishing or timber industry?
New England
400
What two towns did the British go to first when they attempted to seize and destroy Patriot weapons and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock?
Lexington and Concord
400
To ensure fair representation for all states - big and small - the Great Compromise incorporated ideas from both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. What did the Great Compromise ultimately decide?
The Great Compromise created Congress, which is made up of two houses: The Senate - where every state has two representatives - and the House of Representatives - where the amount of representatives is based on the state's population.
400
Who wrote "Common Sense" and what is his famous line?
"Give me liberty or give me death!" - Thomas Paine
400
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
400
What group opposed the Townshend Acts by sewing clothes and making tea?
The Daughters of Liberty
500
The following poem was written about whom and what? "One, if by land, and two, if by sea: And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm, Through every Middlesex village and farm..."
Paul Revere's midnight ride.
500
Why did we start off our nation under the Articles of Confederation as opposed to going straight to the Constitution?
The states, after fighting a brutal war against a monarchy, were scared of a federal government having too much power.
500
Who was the French soldier who joined the Continental Army and eventually became a general who led them to important victories?
Marquis de Lafayette
500
Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional right? A) Freedom of Speech B) Freedom of Religion C) Freedom of Education D) Freedom to Assemble
C) Freedom of Education
500
Name three freedoms the Bill of Rights ensured.
1) Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly 2) Right to bear arms 3) Housing of soldiers 4) Protection from unreasonable search and seizure 5) Protection of Life, Property, and Liberty 6) Rights of Accused Persons 7) Rights in Civil Cases 8) Cruel and unusual punishment 9) Other Rights: Not using the Constitution to deny other rights 10) State Laws
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