American Revolution

Names

100

The king of Great Britain during the American Revolution. Agreed with Parliament that the colonist should help pay for the Seven Years' War. 

King George III (page 558 & 559)

200

Commander of the Continental Army and would become the new nation's first president. 

George Washington (page 559 & 560)

300

Sent by Congress to France in 1776 to seek financial and military support from France. 

Benjamin Franklin (page 560)

400

His notebook is the main source of information about the birth of Constitution. Considered the "Father of the Constitution"

James Madison (pg 560)

500

Thomas Jefferson was influenced by this person when helping write the Declaration of Independence. Hint: "Life, Liberty, & Property" 

John Locke (pg 560)

Terms

100

Imposed taxes on newspapers and pamphlets

Stamp Act (page 559)

200

Treaty which ended the American Revolution in 1783.

Treaty of Paris (page 562)

300

Act which gave Parliament complete authority over the colonist. Passed after the Stamp Act was repealed. 

Declaratory Act (page 559)

400

A principle which states that all government power comes from the people. 

Popular Sovereignty (page 560)

500

The Constitution established a ________, with power divided between the federal and states. 

Federal Republic (page 563)

Events

100

In 1776, colonist eagerly read this pamphlet which called for colonist to declare independence from Britain. 

Common Sense (pg 557)

200

In March 1770, British soldiers opened fired on a protesting crowd in Boston killing five of the protestors. 

Boston Massacre (pg 559)

300

December 1773, a handful of colonist dump tea into the Boston Harbor to protest a tax on tea.

Boston Tea Party (pg 559)

400

In 1777 the Americans triumphed over the British in this battle which persuaded France to join the war. 

Battle of Saratoga (page 561)

500

In 1781, a French fleet blockades British ships from escaping Chesapeake Bay. Washington surrounds the British in this town forcing Britain to surrender. 

Yorktown (page 562)

Constitution

100

Document which is the supreme law of the land which has endured since 1789. 

Constitution (page 563)

200

The United State's first constitution which proved to be to weak and was replaced the Constitution. 

Articles of Confederation (page 562)

300

Which branch allows the Supreme Court to declare executive action and acts of Congress unconstitutional? 

Judicial Branch (page 562)

400

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution is called the ______. 

Bill of Rights (page 563)

500

This amendment prohibits the quartering of troops in private homes. 

Third Amendment (page 563)

True/False

100

Advantages of the colonist would include: home advantage, strong leadership, and fighting for a cause (liberty).

True (page 561)

200

John Adams represented the British soldiers who killed five protestors in the Boston Massacre. 

True

300

Maine was one of the 13 colonies

False (Known as Massachusetts at the time - pg 558)

400

George Washington was a master strategist who won nearly all the battles of the American Revolution. 

False (page 561)

500

One reason Britain become a global power was by England uniting with Wales and Scotland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

True - After 1707 England is known as Great Britain (page 557)