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Revolution Causes (Terms)
American Revolution
Vocabulary
Government Structure
Revolution Events (Terms)
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What was the first tax that made the colonists mad?
The Stamp Act
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What was the major cause of the American Revolution?
The taxes Britain put on the colonies.
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What term describes betraying one's country?
Treason
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What are the three branches of government?
Executive, legislative, and judicial.
100
What was the agreement made between the colonists and Britain to create the country of America?
Treaty of Paris
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What was the Townshend Acts?
The tax that came after the Stamp Act
200
What country helped the colonists against Britain?
France
200
What does massacre mean?
Massive killing of many people
200
Why was the Articles of Confederation removed?
The Articles were very weak and didn't allow the government to do anything, so the colonists needed to make a stronger constitution.
200
What was the final battle of the revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
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What was the Tea Act?
The tax that came after the Townshend Acts, that placed a tax on all tea.
300
What was bad about Valley Forge?
At Valley Forge, the colonial army had no supplies and were trying to train, but their morale was very low and many began to give up the fight.
300
What is it called when the army controls the people and government?
Martial law
300
What is the term used to describe how the government cut up the powers so no one branch had more power than any other branch?
The separation of powers.
300
What was the Continental Congress?
The meeting of delegates that was creating the constitution for the new country.
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What was the name of the group of people who organized resistance and fought against the British soldiers, wanting the American revolution?
Sons of Liberty/Daughters of Liberty
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What event caused Britain to get angry and create marital law in Boston?
The Boston Tea Party
400
What does tariff mean?
A tax on goods and items imported into a country
400
Give one example of how one branch can check and balance another branch.
Executive - can veto the legislative branch, and appoint judges. Legislative - can override the executive veto, and can keep a judge from being appointed. Judicial - can review actions of both the legislative and executive branch to see if those actions are unconstitutional.
400
Which battle was ultimately lost, but still proved that the colonists could win?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
500
What was the Boston Massacre?
The fight that broke out between colonists and British soldiers, where colonists threw rocks at British soldiers and the British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing some colonists.
500
Why do we remember Lexington and Concord?
They were the first two battles of the American Revolution.
500
What word describes the happy feeling a group has?
Morale
500
In the Great Compromise, what was the compromise the big and small states came to?
The Congress is divided into two parts, the House of Representatives, which follows the big states' plan (representing the population), and the Senate, which follows the small states' plan (representing the state).
500
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
This battle showed that the colonists could really win, and convinced France to give them support against the British.