Colonial Roots
Revolutionary Ideas
Fight for Indepence
Building a Nation
New Republic
100

What country ruled the 13 colonies before the American Revolution

What is Great Britain?

100

What famous pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged independence?

What is "Common Sense"?

100
What year did the American Revolution begin?

What is 1775?

100

What was the first U.S. government called?

What are the Articles of Confederation?

100

What document is the supreme law of the United States?

What is the Constitution?

200

What war in the 1750s helped lead to the British debt and more taxes on the colonies?

What is the Seven Years' War?

200

Whose ideas about natural rights influenced the Declaration of Independence

Who is John Locke?

200
What battle was the war's turning point that convinced France to help the Americans?

What is the Battle of Saratoga?

200

Why was the national government under the Articles of Confederation so weak?

What is couldn't enforce or tax laws?

200

What are the first 10 amendments called?

What is the Bill of Rights?

300

What is the slogan that colonists used to protest taxes without a vote?

What is " No taxation without Representation?

300
According to Locke, what can people do if their government becomes tyrannical?

What is overthrow it?

300

What treaty ended the American Revolution

What is the Treaty of Paris?

300

What 1787 event showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?

What is Shays's Rebellion?

300

What political group supported the new Constitution?

What are the Federalists?

400

What act taxed all printed materials in the colonies?

What is the Stamp Act?

400

What idea of the Enlightenment says government power comes from the people?

What is popular sovereignty?

400

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

Who is George Washington?

400

What meeting created the U.S. Constitution?

What is the Constitutional Convention?

400

What was one major warning in Washington's Farewell Address?

What is avoiding political parties or foreign alliances?

500

What group of colonists organized protests and sometimes used violence against British tax collectors?

Who are the Sons of Liberty?

500

Which philosopher wrote about the separation of powers in government?

What is Montesquieu?

500

What was the final major battle of the war?

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

500

What compromise counted slaves as part of the population?

What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?

500

What idea expressed American uniqueness and unity after the Revolution?

What is American Identity or nationalism?

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