Taxes & Acts
Why did Britain create the Stamp Act?
What is to collect money to pay for British soldiers?
During the Boston Tea Party, what did colonists do?
What is threw tea into the harbor?
What happened at the start of the Battle of Lexington?
What is British soldiers fired on the militia?
Why did the Articles create a weak central government?
What is colonists feared another strong monarchy?
What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?
What is to protect individual freedoms?
What did “No taxation without representation” mean?
What is colonists wanted people from the colonies to help make tax laws?
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
What is British soldiers fired into an angry crowd?
What happened at Concord after Lexington?
What is colonists attacked British soldiers on their return?
What was a major problem with the Articles?
What is Congress could not tax?
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
What is the 1st Amendment?
Why were colonists upset about the Tea Act?
What is only one British company could sell tea?
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
What is 5?
Why were Lexington & Concord important?
What is they started the Revolutionary War?
How many branches of government existed under the Articles?
What is one (unicameral)?
The 4th Amendment protects people from what?
What is unreasonable searches?
What were the Intolerable Acts?
What is laws closing Boston’s port & limiting colonial rights?
When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
What is December 1773?
What were the British searching for at Lexington & Concord?
What is weapons and gunpowder?
What problem did the U.S. face under the Articles?
What is states acted like separate countries?
The 6th Amendment guarantees what right?
What is a fair and speedy trial?
Which colony was MOST angered by the Intolerable Acts?
What is Massachusetts?
What did colonists do after the Stamp Act?
What is boycotted British goods?
What event showed the Articles were too weak?
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
What is the U.S. Constitution?
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
What is 10?