Timeline
What date was the Declaration of Independence completed?
July 4th, 1776
This act of protest in 1773 destroyed British goods symbolizing colonial opposition to British policies
The Boston Tea Party
What was the sugar act?
It was a tax on sugar
What is the term for refusing to buy goods to protest a policy?
Boycott
What was John Lockes idea on natural rights? What was the American version?
Life, liberty and property.
Life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Which 1775 event is referred to by the iconic phrase "the shot heard 'round the world," (April 19, 1775)
The battle of Lexington (Concord)
In 1770, John Adams ensured a fair trial for those involved in which significant event?
Boston Massacre
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a fee on all printed materials, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
What term refers to colonist loyal to Britain during the war?
Loyalist
Thomas Paine made this lengthy pamphlet.
Common Sense
Put these in order: 1. French Indian War 2. Bunker Hill 3. Lexington/Concord 4. Declaration of Independence
1. French and Indian War (1754–1763) 2. Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) 3. Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) 4. Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
Following Pontiac's Rebellion and the costly French and Indian War, the British issued this boundary to reduce expenses and avoid further conflicts with Native Americans.
Proclamation Line of 1763
What did the Tea Act do?
It allowed British East India Company to sell it's surplus of tea directly to American Colonies without paying regular import tax.
What term refers to colonists ready to fight on short notice?
Who was the one who believed in absolute monarchy because people are naturally evil and selfish so it needed a strong government to maintain order?
Thomas Hobbes
Put this in order: The Midnight Ride, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Pontiac's Rebellion
1. Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763) 2. Boston Massacre (1770) 3. Boston Tea Party (1773) 4. The Midnight Ride (1775)
What was the catch phrase for colonist upset at the British Acts?
No Taxation without representation
The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxed several imported goods. Name at least three of these taxed goods and identify which U.S. Constitutional amendment was later created to address the practices that were allowed under these acts.
The Townshend Acts taxed glass, paper, tea, lead, paint
The Fourth Amendment was created to protect citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What term describes biased or misleading information used to promote a particular political cause or viewpoint?
Propaganda
Who was the one that argued that society should be based on reason and not faith. He also argued that there should be a separation between church and state.
Arrange these 4 British Acts in chronological order: Tea Act Navigation act, Stamp Act, Intolerable Act
1. Navigation Acts (1651) 2. Stamp Act (1765) 3. Tea Act (1773) 4. Intolerable Acts (1774)
This economic policy, enforced through various trade restrictions, helped spark colonial resentment that contributed to the American Revolution.
Mercantilism
What were the four main acts that were contained in The Intolerable Acts
Quartering act, Closed the port of Boston, Removed the Charter, Tried British Officials in Boston
Who were Samuel Adams and Paul Revere part of? Who were Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams part of? What were the things they did?
The Son's and Daughter of Liberty. The Son's of Liberty would protest new taxes by frightening tax collectors and create substitute goods.
Who came up with idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu