Taxes and Acts
Who put taxes on the colonist?
why did the colonist have taxes put on them?
what was the colonist retaliation for the taxes?
Great Britain
Great Britain needed to pay off war dept's
not buying things that were taxed.
what started the french and Indian war?
who was in the french and Indian war?
control over the Ohio river valley
great Britain and France
who are the authors of the decoration of independence?
what is the significance of the decoration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
it's significant because its what led to our independence from King George III.
what are the bill of rights?
whats the first amendment?
a paper with all the amendments
Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
what were the black codes?
prevented black people from voting or holding office
what was the sugar act
what was the tea act
Great Britain put taxes on sugar
Great Britain put taxes on tea
what other name does the war have?
who won the war?
the 7 year war
the British won the war
what was the first battle of the american revolution?
what was the last battle of the war?
Lexington concord
Kings Mountain
what is the 2nd amendment?
whats the third amendment?
Right to Bear Arms
Quartering of Soldiers
what was the test blacks had to take to vote called?
literacy test
why were the intolerable acts set in place
what were the intolerable 4 acts
to punish the colonist for the Boston tea party
the harbor act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration Justice Act, quartering act.
what ended the french and Indian war?
how many people died in the war?
the treaty of Paris
about 2000 people died
what was the biggest battle of the war?
who led this war?
the battle of long island
George Washington
whats the 4th amendment
whats the 5th amendment
Search and Seizure
Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
who abolished slavery
Abraham Lincoln
how did the colonist get on the harbor to dump the tea into the water?
what was the stamp act?
the colonist disguised themselves as Indians
Great Britain put taxes on stamps and special paper
what was the proclamation line
who past this line
the line was where the Indians owned land
colonist past the line into they're land
when was the declaration of independence published?
how long did it take to get written and approved?
July 4th
it took 26 days in all
whats the 6th amendment
whats the 7th amendment
Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to Confront Opposing Witnesses and to Counsel
Jury Trial
who killed Abraham Lincoln?
john Wilkes booth
what was the Boston massacre?
why did it happen?
the Boston massacre was a big street fight
the Boston massacre happened because the British opened fire on colonist.
who still owned american and lived in it?
what was Pontiac’s rebellion?
american colonist
colonist moving west of the Appalachian mountains
what year was the declaration of independence signed?
how many states with the d.o.i
1776
13 states
whats the 8th amendment?
whats the 9th amendment?
Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Non-Enumerated Rights
who said all men are created equal?
Thomas Jefferson.