The people of Boston, in an act of protest, threw $4 million worth of tea in the harbor. For what reason did they do that?
They had no representation in parliament
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
Virginia
New Jersey
Pinckney
Connecticut/The Great Compromise
Plans for a new American government
Which amendment gives you the freedom of speech?
1st
The North’s primary strategy during the Civil War was called the:
Anaconda Plan
Alpha Plan
Tiger Fighter
Red Ranger
Anaconda Plan
True or False
The Quartering Act forced colonists to turn away British soldiers
False
Which early act imposed on the colonies started resulted in the slogan “no taxation without representation”
Stamp Act
Which president claimed that no European country shall colonize the western hemisphere?
James Monroe
“A house divided against itself, cannot stand” was famously stated during the famous debates between Lincoln and..
Stephen Douglas
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
Civil Rights Act
Legislation passed that protects the rights of citizens
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave the right to vote to all men regardless of race
Out of all the literature that inspired the American Revolution, this pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, was read all across the colonies:
Common Sense
I’m everyone’s favorite merchant from Boston and a leader in the sons of liberty with the largest signature on the declaration of independence
John Hancock
I was the Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later elected the 3rd President
Thomas Jefferson
I was not only the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court but while I served Judicial Review was defined
John Marshall
I’m the president whose goal was to keep the union together, even during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
While the Virginia Plan, based on population, was presented by Edmund Randolph at the Philadelphia convention…who was the main writer?
James Madison
Under the Articles of Confederation the government lacked the power to __________
Tax
The _____________ plan for the new US government was based on population for the legislature
Virginia
The _____________ plan for the new US government was based on equality for each state for the legislature
New Jersey
Andrew Jackson dealt with _________ issues during his presidency.
Nullification
At the Philadelphia Convention, whose plan called for the leader of the executive branch an “elected monarch”?
Alexander Hamilton
During the American industrial revolution, _________ new technology changed how America worked.
Industrial
Out of all the generals that changed the landscape of the Civil War, one of them was _________
Robert E. Lee
What are Washington’s feelings on future treaties?
Try to avoid them if possible
I passed the Alien and Sedition acts through congress during my time as the 2nd president
John Adams