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1754-1763
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1763-1776
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1776-1784
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1784-1800
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100

100 Points for every tax placed on the colonists following the French-Indian War

Sugar, Tea, Stamps, Intolerable, Townshend

100

100 points for every Enlightenment key term that is mentioned in United States founding documents

Natural Rights, Social Contract, Popular Sovereignty, Consent of the Governed, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks + Balances

100

100 Points for every advantage both the British & Americans had in the American Revolution 


*Be sure to separate answers*

-Leadership of George Washington 

-Support from France 

-Ideological Commitment & Resistance 

__________________________________

-Military Superiority 

-Loyalists in the US

100

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS!

100 points for every Rhianna song you can name 

Umbrella, Work, Rude Boy, Diamonds, Whats my Name? Only Girl in the World, Disturbia, Love on the Brain, Run this Town, The Monster, Don't Stop the Music, ***** Better Have my $

100

YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS! 

100 Points for every movie you can name that Adam Sandler is in.

Grown Ups, Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, 50 First Dates, Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, Happy Gilmore 2, Just Go With It, Uncut Gems, Hustle, The Do-Over, I Now Pronounce you Chuck & Larry, The Longest Yard, Jack and Jill

200

an unofficial British policy in the early-to-mid 18th century (roughly from the 1690s to 1763) that relaxed the strict enforcement of parliamentary trade laws and imperial supervision in the North American colonies.

Salutary Neglect

200

_________ wrote a pamphlet called _________ that advocated for American independence from Great Britain and the replacement of the monarchy with a republican government

Thomas Paine- Common Sense

200

Colonial victory in this battle convinced the French to join the American Revolution in support of the colonists

Saratoga

200
Leading figures John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote a collection of essays encouraging the ratification of the Constitution- this was known as the ______________

Federalist Papers

200

The French-Indian War was fought mainly in what area of North America

The Ohio River Valley

300

a royal decree issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, It drew a boundary along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains, forbidding Anglo-American colonists from settling or purchasing land west of the line

Proclamation of 1763

300

On July 8, 1775, the colonies made a final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act forbidding all further trade with the colonies.

Olive Branch Petition

300

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.

Battle of Yorktown

300

How were slaves initially represented or counted in the United States Constitution?

Three-Fifths Compromise
300

Describe Republican Motherhood: 

Women were charged with instilling republican virtues, patriotism, frugality, and morality in their children—especially their sons—so they would grow up to be virtuous citizens of the republic.

400

The _______ were a series of 17th- and 18th-century parliamentary laws based on mercantilism that restricted colonial and English trade to English (and later British) ships, primarily designed to weaken Dutch dominance in global commerce.

Navigation Acts

400

How did the colonists respond to the creation of the Stamp Act? What was the result? 

The colonists created the Stamp Act Congress and boycotted the tax. Eventually, the Stamp Act was repealed. 

On the same day the repeal passed, Parliament enacted the Declaratory Act, which claimed that Great Britain held absolute power to legislate and tax the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever"

400

George Washington crossed the ____________ river and surprised the *Hessians* at the Battle of _____________________. 


Washington also proved his leadership as he supported troops through an incredibly tough winter at _________________ in 1777-1778

Delaware River 

Battle of Trenton 

Valley Forge 

400

Provide 4 differences/disagreements between Federalists & Democratic-Republicans 

-Joining the War with France 

-Alien & Sedition Acts 

-Creation of National Bank

-Washington sending the military to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion

-Jefferson vs. Madison

400

Alexander Hamilton's plan to solve fix the debt from the American Revolution included....

Federal Tariffs 

Excise Tax on Whiskey 

Assumption of State Debt 

Creation of Nation Bank

500

The French-Indian War began when George Washington was sent on a mission to deliver an ultimatum to the French that they were trespassing on British territory. While advancing, Washington's troops teamed up with a group of Iroquois and ambushed the French at which fort? 

2) What fort did he retreat to and lose the first battle of the War?



Fort Duquesne 

Fort Necessity

500

Describe both the colonial view & British view of colonial political representation in British Parliament

  • The British View: Parliament argued that every MP looked out for the well-being of the whole empire, just as many unrepresented towns and people inside England were "virtually" represented without having their own direct ballots. 
  • The Colonial Reaction: American patriots strongly rejected the idea. They insisted on actual representation—the right to elect their own local assembly members who directly answered to their constituents.
500

What Treaty ended the American Revolution? 

BONUS: 

100 points for every Rhianna song you can name.

Treaty of Paris 

Umbrella, Work, Rude Boy, Diamonds, Whats my Name? Only Girl in the World, Disturbia, Love on the Brain, Run this Town, The Monster, Don't Stop the Music, ***** Better Have my $

500

What was the Virginia Plan? 

What was the New Jersey Plan? 

How was this resolved? 

BONUS: Where do we see these plans today? 

The Virginia Plan favored large states with representation based on population,

New Jersey Plan favored small states by having equal votes for every state. 

Great Compromise *Connecticut Compromise* 

House = Virginia Plan 

Senate = NJ Plan 

500

Describe both Jays Treaty & The XYZ Affair. 

Jay's Treaty: Britain agreed to evacuate its military posts in the U.S. Northwest Territory and open up some limited trade in the West Indies. However, Britain did not agree to stop seizing American cargo and impressing sailors. Seen as Pro-British. 

XYZ: President John Adams sent a peace commission to Paris to ease tensions caused by Jay's Treaty. The French agents refused to allow the Americans to see Talleyrand unless the U.S. agreed to pay a massive $250,000 personal bribe, provide a multi-million-dollar loan to France, and apologize for anti-French remarks by President Adams. Led to public outrage in the US & Quasi War with French from 1798-1800.