taxes
what is the tax on sugar?
Sugar act
Why did the colonists dump tea in the harbor?
taxes on tea
What part of the US did the Louisiana Purchase buy?
New Orleans
What is our document now that we use as our government?
Constitution
Who was the first President of the US?
George Washington
What is the tax on tea?
tea act
What document separated England from the colonies?
Declaration of independence
Who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the group of people who wrote the Constitution?
Continental Congress
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the tax on paper, glass, and paint?
Townshend acts
Who was the underdog or side that was not supposed to win the war?
colonists
Who was the leader of France?
Napoleon
Why was the Articles of Confederation rewritten?
the government was too weak
Who wrote Common sense?
Thomas Paine
Why did the king make the colonists pay taxes?
French and Indian war
What was the country called after the Revolutionary War was fought?
United States of America
Why did France sell New Orleans to us?
They were broke.
why did people fear too powerful of a government?
they did not want another king
Who was the person who helped the Pilgrims farm?
Squanto
What did the colonists demand from the king?
taxation with representation
Which countries helped us during the war?
France and Spain
How much did each acre cost for the Louisiana Purchase?
pennies
What are changes to the Constitution called?
amendments
Who were the people who came here for religious freedom?
Pilgrims