Before the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation & Constitution
Other Stuff
100

The number of British colonies in North America?

13

100

The country America declared independence from

England

100

TRUE or FALSE: The Articles of Confederation was the first government of the United States

TRUE

100

Animal mascot of Lynn Vocational Technical Institute


the tiger


200

City that had a tea party to protest British taxes

Boston

200

Month, day, and year the Declaration of Independence was signed

July 4, 1776

200

TRUE or FALSE: The government under the Articles was able to collect taxes and recruit a military 

FALSE

200

Who is older: Mr. Spath or Mr. Goodwin?


Mr. Spath


300

Complete the phrase: No _________ without representation.

No TAXATION without representation 

300

City where the Continental Congress met and the Declaration of Independence was signed ...and where the Constitution was written

Philadelphia

300

The first three words in the U.S. Constitution


We the people


300

Name of the principal of Lynn Vocational Technical Institute


Mr. Gallo

400

Name of the book published by Thomas Paine in 1776 that convinced everyday Americans that declaring independence was the right thing

Common Sense

400

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence


Thomas Jefferson


400

Name of the first sentence, or introduction to the Constitution


The Preamble

400

Room number of Mr. Spath's civics classroom


500

The name of the king of England when America declared independence

King George III

500

The official name of the complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence

Grievances

500

Name of the event in Massachusetts that caused the Articles of Confederation to fail


Shay's Rebellion

500

Name of the process, or group through which the United States elects its presidents

 


The Electoral College