Acts
How many acts were part of the intolerable acts?
4
Place in which the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
Lexington
This document begins with a Preamble and lays out the structure of the federal government.
What is the Constitution?
Supported a strong federal government and the Constitution.
Name one of the inalienable rights of the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
The 3rd Amendment, the right to not house soldiers in civilian homes, was passed in response to what act?
The quartering act.
Seat of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention.
Philadelphia.
This document was signed on July 4th, 1776
The Declaration of Independence.
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
Name for colonists who did not choose a side in the American Revolution
Neutralists.
Parliament passed these Acts after the Boston Tea Party in an effort to punish Boston.
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Located outside of Philadelphia, where the Continental Army camped for the winter in 1777.
Valley Forge
This document created a weak central government with one branch of government.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
Traitor to the United States who participated in capturing Fort Ticonderoga.
Benedict Arnold
What phrase was given to Paul Revere to understand the lantern signal and described the movement of British troops?
"One if by land, two if by sea"
Name a good that the stamp act taxed.
Paper, playing cards, newspapers
Boston
What is the name for the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
Terrorized British officials and Loyalists with intimidation and tar and feathering.
Sons of Liberty
Name the major events of the 10 Crucial Days
Crossing the Delaware, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton
What was the original reason Parliament began taxing the colonies after the French and Indian War?
To pay war debts/ war was expensive.
Yorktown
What founding document is the concept of Checks and Balances found in?
Constitution
French nobleman who joined the Continental Army and became close with George Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
World that describes the two parts of the US legislative branch.
Bicameral