Events Leading To The Revolution
Who is the first martyr of the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
What was important form signed at the second Continental Congress?
The Declaration of Independence
Who wanted the Bill of Right
Anti-Federalists
What song in the Hamilton play is on the Federalist papers?
Non-Stop
What were the first two acts passed on the colonies
Stamp act and the Sugar Act
Where was the First Continental Congress held and when?
Philadelphia, 1774
What freedoms did the first Amendment give the American citizens?
Freedoms of Religion, Speech, Press, and the right to Petition.
Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
5 colonists
How many colonies were represented at the first Continental Congress and what state(s) were missing?
There were 12 and Georgia was missing.
What rights do the second and third amendments give?
The second is the right to bear arms
The Third is prohibiting the Gov from quarting soldiers in citizens homes
When were the Federalist Paper wrote
Between 1787-1788
What did the townsend acts tax the colonies on
Imposed taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.
What did the Continental Congress symbol as for the rest of the colonies?
A spirit of unity and fueled the American Revolution
why did the anti federalists demand a bill of rights?
They feared that the Constitution would lead to powerful central Gov possibly to a monarchy
Why were the Federalist Papers written?
To induce the citizens of New York to Ratify the Constitution
Around how many chest of tea were dumped at the Boston Tea Party
There were 342 chest of tea dumped at the Boston Tea Party.
What was a significant outcome of the First Continental Congress?
Drafting of the Continental Association
Who mainly wrote the Bill of Rights and where did most of the information come out of?
James Maddison wrote from the Virginia Declaration of Rights
How many papers were wrote as a whole and how many did each of the three people write?
A series of 85 essays written between three men, Jon Jay wrote 5, James Madison wrote 29, and Alexander Hamilton wrote the other 51!!!