Geography Skills, Concepts, and Places
American Revolution Causes and Events
The DOI
Events of the American Revolution
Foundations of the U.S. Government
100
What is a globe?
a 3D model of the Earth
100
Which two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
France and Great Britain
100
According to the DOI what are the three natural rights given to every human?
1. life
2. liberty
3. the pursuit of happiness
100
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
George Washington
100
What are the three branches of government?
1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
200
What is a map?
a flat 2D view of the earth that shows a birds-eye view from above.
200
Which country won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
200
What is Tyranny? Who was a tyrant?
cruel and unreasonable rule - KG3
200
Who were the minutemen?
A militia group from Massachusetts ready to fight at a minute's notice
200
What document establishes the framework for American government?
The U.S. constitution
300
A boxed-in picture of the symbols on a map that shows what each symbol represents
map key
300
What was the Boston Massacre?
Growing tension and conflicts between *British Troops and colonists* over the enforcement of taxes, which led to colonists protesting the taxes and a British soldier firing his gun into the crowd, killing five colonists.
300
What does "all men are created equal" mean?
Every person should be treated the same way
300
At the first armed conflict of the AR, Lexington and Concord, what happened?
KG3 sent British troops to a weapons storehouse; when they arrived, the weapons had been moved. The minutemen fought with British troops, killing 8.
300
Why are there three branches of government?
Having three separate branches of government means that no branch or person can get too much power.
400
What major physical feature was the first thing British settlers encountered as they moved west from the thirteen colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains
400
What was the Boston Tea Party?
When members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves, boarded British tea ships in the Boston Harbor, and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into the water.
400
Who wrote the DOI?
Thomas Jefferson
400
Which battle victory was the "turning point" in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga
400
What are the three levels of government?
1. National
2. State
3. Local
500
What body of water does the Mississippi River empty into? 
The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)
500
Great Britain spent tons of money on the Revolutionary War. Name two things that KG3 planned to make the colonists pay for his war debt.
-Sugar Act of 1764
-Stamp Act of 1765
500
What are the different parts of the DOI?
1. The Preamble
2. The Big Ideas
3. Grievances
4. The Declaration
500
What were the three battles of the Revolutionary War?
1. The battle of Lexington and Concord
2. The battle of Saratoga
3. The battle of Yorktown
500
What was the Three-Fifths compromise?
A compromise between the Northern and Southern states - which allowed Southern states to only claim three-fifths of their enslaved people as part of their total population.