Key Events
Crispus Attucks died during this key event
Boston Massacre
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What is a militia
A military force made up of civilians
The fourth amendment did what
Protect citizens from unreasonable search and seizure
What are the three branches of Government
Judicial, Legislative and Executive
The signing of this document meant Colonists could no longer move westward
Proclamation of 1763
This person was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Lexington and Concord were fought in this state
Massachusetts
The fifteenth Amendment did what
Made racial equality in voting
What makes up the judicial branch
Supreme Court and Federal Courts
This act taxed all imported goods that came to the American Colonies
Townshend Act
These are the three unalienable rights as stated in the declaration of independence
Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness
These battles were the first Armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
This Amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
What makes up the Executive Branch
President and there cabinet
What state did not come to the first Continental Congress
Georgia
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day
July 4, 1776
This was the first major battle in the Revolutionary War
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which amendment made slavery illegal
13th Amendment
What makes up the legislative branch
Senate and the House of Representatives
The first Continental Congress assembled after which act was imposed on Massachusetts
Intolerable Acts
These two amended the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin and Sam Adams
This battle was the turning point in the war
Battle of Saratoga
What is the third amendment
Quartering Soldiers, meaning you do not have to let soldiers stay in your home during war time
What does each branch do
Legislative- write and pass bills
Executive- sign bills into law
Judicial- Ensure bills are constitutional