American Rev.
This event happened in 1770, resulting in 5 people killed and 3 injured for throwing snowballs and rocks.
The Boston Massacre
This act placed a tax on all legal documents, playing cards, dice, and newspapers.
The Stamp Act
This was the slogan that was produced by the unfair Stamp Act
"No taxation without representation"
This is what the first part of the constitution is called.
The Preamble
What was the name of the group of Colonial American men that used extreme forms of civil disobedience, threats, and in some cases actual violence, to outrage the British?
Sons of Liberty
This caused England to go into massive debt, resulting in the implementation of unfair taxes placed upon the colonies.
The French and Indian War
The signing of this treaty ended the American Revolution officially in 1783.
The Treaty of Paris
This term used under Washington means to set such a good example it becomes the standard.
Precedent
What are the two houses under the legislative called as a result of the Great Compromise?
Senate and the House of Representatives
What group of men met the advancing British army on the Village green which started the American Revolution war?
Militia/MinuteMen
This event happened in 1773, where the Sons of Liberty caused massive product loss while protesting the Crown's taxes.
The Boston Tea Party
This was sent as a last-ditch effort to stop war from breaking out between England and the colonies.
The Olive Branch Petition
This term means to place taxes on imported goods.
Tariff
What was the policy that Andrew Jackson implements when he is president that allows his friends or supporters to hold positions in office?
Spoils System
Who was our city (Fayetteville) named after?
Marquis de Lafayette
This battle ended the American Revolution.
The Battle of Yorktown
What law prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation Act of 1763
What was the first documentation of our government called?
Articles of Confederation
Which plan wanted to have 2 houses (bicameral) in the legislative branch?
Virginia Plan
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the West and report back their findings?
Lewis and Clark
The American Revolutionary War was also called this
The War for Independence
Which president signed the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?
"Old Hickory"
Which plan wanted to have 1 house (unicameral) in the legislative branch?
New Jersey Plan
Which Colonial Officer was initially fighting with the colonists and switches sides half way through the war and then fights for the British?
Benedict Arnold