Colonial Connections
One main critique of this document was that it lacked a Bill of Rights
What is the Constitution?
This "King" was responsible for the revolution and the many acts against the colonies
Who is King George III?
This act allowed British soldiers to be housed in colonists' homes.
What is the Quartering Act?
This group, known as the Loyalists also go by this name.
What are Tories?
This person wrote a book known as "Common Sense" that persuaded colonists to break away from England
Who is Thomas Paine?
Who is T. Paine? (+10 Points if stated like this)
One main critique of this document was the lack of a central government with multiple branches.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This person with the same first name as this king, went on to be the first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
What are the Townshend Acts?
American colonists and soldiers were named this, during the war.
What is a Patriot?
The American Revolution led to this revolution in the world.
What is the French Revolution?
What is the Haitian Revolution?
The bill of rights fought for by Anti-Federalists created these changes to the constitution.
What are the 10 Amendments?
This person was a leader of the Federalist Party
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This Act, as part of the intolerable/coercive acts caused colonists to be outraged as it took away lands such as New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
What is the Quebec Act?
This battle occurring on Breed's Hill is incorrectly named as being fought on this hill.
What is Bunker Hill?
This document created during the French Revolution. known as the Tennis Court Oath was similar to this document created during this convention
What is the Constitution?
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution didn't explicitly give Hamilton/Congress the ability to create a national bank, but it was argued through this clause.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This person, who was a foreign minister for France during the revolutionary war, is remembered on the $2 Bill.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This act, as part of the intolerable acts (aka Coercive Acts) restricted trade out of harbors after the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Port Act?
The most important battle of the American revolution that led to French Support.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What is Yorktown?
This person tried to spread the ideas of the French Revolution by directly appealing to the citizens of the United States.
Who is Citizen Gene't?
The attempt at uniting the colonies before the AOC and Constitution
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
This founding father, was the oldest person at the continental congress.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This Act instituted by the Crown and the British Parliament reinstated the ability of Britain to impose taxes and create laws "In all cases whatsoever".
What is the Declaratory Act?
The first shots of the Revolutionary war were done here?
What is Lexington and Concord?
The Spread of this European Event, led to the creation of an American Culture and eventually started the American Revolution
What is the Enlightenment?