Vocabulary
These people supported Britain during the Revolution.
Loyalists.
Parliament passed this act in 1765. It caused colonists to boycott British goods.
Stamp Act.
Political leader, military leader, statesmen, and founding father who became 1st president.
George Washington.
This document was written in 1774.
Declaration of Independence.
What years did the revolution start and end in?
1775-1783.
If there was an emergency, these men could be ready at a moments notice.
Minutemen.
This act was placed in 1765. It required colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes.
Quartering Act.
All founding fathers read from him.
John Locke.
This document was written in 1787.
The Constitution.
Why were colonists mad at Great Britain?
They were mad because Britain forced them to pay taxes but did not give them representation.
These people sided with the rebels during the Revolution.
Patriots.
In 1767 parliament passed this act. It causes boycotts to resume and political activism to spread.
Townshend Acts.
This person wrote the Albany Plan saying that the colonies should ban together to protect themselves.
Ben Franklin.
This document was written in 1215.
The Magna Carta.
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary war?
The battle of Yorktown
The current political and social conditions.
Status quo.
This act was passed into 1773 and causes colonists to destroy tea in the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act.
This person wrote Common Sense.
Thomas Paine.
This document was written between 1775-1776.
Common Sense.
About 6,800 were killed in action.
When the British mother country takes raw materials from their colonies, makes them into finished products, and sells the goods back to the colonists.
Mercantilism.
These acts were passed in 1774 and cause the colonists to organize the First Continental Congress.
Intolerable Acts
This person was the third president of the United States and one of the founding fathers.
Thomas Jefferson.
These papers were written in 1788 by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton.
The Federalist Papers.
What was exact date the Constitution signed?
September 17th 1787.