Acts and Taxes
Road to Independence
Revolution Part 1
Revolution Part 2
Constitution
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What was the Quartering Act.
Required colonists to house and feed British Troops
100
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act
100
What did the Continental Army gain from the winter at Valley Forge?
It helped soldiers gather strength to continue.
100
What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Paris
100
What was the three-fifths compromise?
It counted slaves as three fifths of a person
200
Why was Britain taxing the Colonies?
To get out of debt from the French and Indian War.
200
Why did Paul Revere portray the Boston Massacre in this manner in the image?
In order to create anti-British sentiment.
200
What was George Washington’s plan for the Battle of Trenton?
Washington wanted to do a surprise attack on Christmas Day
200
What did most troops die form during the Revolution?
Diseases
200
Why was the Great Compromise such an important achievement at the Constitutional Convention?
It resolved the issue of representation
300
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonist
300
Which of these is referred to as the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Lexington and Concord
300
What is the significance of the battle of Saratoga?
Caused the French to decide to help the colonists.
300
What did England have to acknowledge/ give the U.S. with the Treaty of Paris?
The United States is now independent, gave us land
300
How did the Virginia plan want representation to be based on?
What did the New Jersey plan want representation based on?
VA – population
NJ- equal votes
400
What action caused the Stamp Act to be repealed?
The colonists boycott British goods in protest.
400
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?
Encouraged colonists to fight for their independence from Britain.
400
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
The British surrendered the battle and war. The Americans on the Revolution
400
What was the significance of the Battle of Trenton?
Boosted morale to continue the fight and win
400
Why did some delegates insist that a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S Constitution?
To protect citizens’ basic freedoms/ rights
500
xplain the significance of the following quote:
“No Taxation without representation”
olonist should not be taxed without representation in parliament
500
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Britain
500
The British tried to call for backup in Yorktown, but none ever came. Why?
The French and Americans blocked them land while the French navy blocked them by sea.
500
Why did the British plans fail during the Battles of Saratoga?
General Howe went to Philadelphia instead of New York
500
Hamilton helped write the Federalist papers. What was his opinion of the Constitution?
Constitution good! The country needs the Constitution.