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Early American hero of the Revolutionary War (1775-83) who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history after he switched sides and fought for the British.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
American Revolution leader with the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a governor of Massachusetts.
Who was John Hancock?
*Daily Double* The first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament in 1765.
What was the Stamp Act?
*Daily Double* The group of delegates from each colony that became the first governing body of the United States of America.
What was the Continental Congress?
1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America... Congress shall make no law respecting_____________________.
What is an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof?
*Daily Quadruple* British army officer who served as a general during the American Revolution that led British forces to success in New York and Philadelphia before suffering a crushing defeat at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
Founding Father who was a thorn in the side of the British in the years before the American Revolution who as a political activist and state legislator, he spoke out against British efforts to tax the colonists, and pressured merchants to boycott British products.
Who was Samuel Adams?
*Daily Triple* One of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in order to bail out the floundering British East India Company in 1773.
What was the Tea Act?
On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress voted to adopt this, thus opening themselves up to treason against the Crown of England.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
The 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution.
What is the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed?
Author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
*Daily Quadruple* The colonial Boston silversmith, industrialist, propagandist and patriot immortalized for his midnight horse ride warning colonists about a British attack.
Who was Paul Revere?
*Daily Triple* A political protest that occurred in 1773 in Massachusetts because American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation".
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The 4th Amendment right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against ______________________.
What is 'unreasonable search & seizure'?
A leader of the American Revolution and served as the first U.S. vice president, second U.S. president and was a delegate to the Continental Congress.
Who was John Adams?
American statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat that garnered acclaim for his experiments with electricity, among other projects. During the American Revolution, he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This 1770 conflict when 5 colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Each branch exercises certain powers that can be checked by the powers given to the other two branches.
What are 'checks and balances'?
1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America... Congress shall make no law abridging the ____________________.
What is 'freedom of speech' or 'of the press'?
Founding Father of the United States and the first governor of Virginia infamous for his speech "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry?
Commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president.
Who was George Washington?
On April 19, 1775 local militiamen clashed with British soldiers in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
What was "the shot heard round the world"?
The idea that a just and fair government must divide authority between various branches.
What is 'separation of powers'?
1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America... Congress shall make no law denying the right of the people _______________.
What is 'peaceably to assemble'?