No Taxation without Representation
What was the first act Britain imposed?
The Sugar Act
What were the first two battles of the revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Who (main guy) rode into Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists that the "British were coming?"
Paul Revere
False - it is from the constitution
Minutemen were
colonists who were ready to fight quickly /when needed
What acts were in direct response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
George Washington
Name the three branches of government
Executive, legislative, judicial
The first 10 amendments are called...
The Bill of Rights
Who was the Bostonian firebrand who led the sons of liberty?
Samuel Adams
The Boston Massacre
What was the last major battle of the revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the first large protest the sons of liberty organized?
The Boston Tea Party
The plan for the government before the constitution was what document?
The Articles of Confederation
She was an enslaved person who earned her freedom through writing to politicians
Britain taxed the colonies to pay off their debts from the ...
French and Indian War
Britain was marching to Concord in order to do what?
Who drew the political cartoon - Join or Die
Benjamin Franklin
When were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (2 different years)
1776, 1789
The first amendment (in simple terms) is what?
The freedom of speech
The olive branch petition
the Hessians
Anti Federalists
Name one of the six pillars of the constitution
federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, limited government, judicial review, checks and balances
Who brought the ideas about natural rights to the colonies and what were the natural rights?
John Locke - Life, Liberty, and Property