How many votes does each state get under the Articles of Confederation?
1
What was the Declaratory Act?
Declared parliaments right to make laws for colonists
What war caused the British to raise taxes against the Americans?
French and Indian War
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Declared the colonists independence from England
Who is commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What are the Articles of Confederation?
America's first constitution/The rules for government
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Banned/Forbid colonists from going West of the Appalachian mountains
What is the difference between a patriot and a loyalist?
Loyalist wants to keep English rule
Patriot wants freedom from England
What is the main job of Congress?
Make laws
Which battle was the “shot heard ‘round the world" (hint it is the first)
Lexington
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Rewrite the Articles of Confederation
How did colonists respond to the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
Who is the King in charge of England during the Revolution?
King George the III
What document official brings peace between America and England?
Treaty of Paris
What battle ends the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
What are three failures of the Articles of Confederation?
No system of taxes, no way to enforce laws, no president, no court system, states did not respect each others laws
How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Why was it misleading to label the Boston Massacre as a massacre and how did it help the colonists?
Only 5 people died
To make the British look evil
What happened at the First Continental Congress?
Militias and boycotts were established, George Washington becomes commander of the army
Which country was allied with the American’s after the Declaration of Independence was written?
France
What caused Shays' rebellion?
Farmers were being taxed heavily and could not pay, then banks were taking farmers land to repay their debt
Why were the Townshend Revenue Acts unfair?
Colonists could not make the goods being taxed on their own and had to buy them
In your own words, why did the colonists want to separate from the British?
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
Did the Continental Army provide uniforms, weapons, or gear for soldiers?
No