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This was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonists by the British Parliament without their representation, sparking widespread colonial protest and resistance, which is considered a pivotal moment leading to the American Revolution by uniting the colonies against British policies and solidifying the idea of no taxation without representation.
What is the Stamp Act?
Due to a budget deficit, the United States government is looking for ways to cut costs. They have announced a plan during peacetime to house unmarried soldiers in the homes of American citizens who do not have children.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
The British fired first, but the colonists returned fire, resulting in the "shot heard 'round the world". This event was later immortalized by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. The most famous stories of these battles are about the Minutemen. Militia men ready to fight in a minute. Roughly between 20-22 miles from Boston.
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This occurred in 1773, but the very first time that its namesake appeared in print was in 1825, and in most of those early mentions, no reference to a celebratory event with cakes and balloons was mentioned. Soon after the rebellious act was committed, the colonies said, it was simply referred to as “the destruction of tea in Boston Harbor, or something similarly cumbersome.”
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The sharing of power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
These two states wrote letters to the colonies expressing disdain for the Townshend Acts of 1767, mainly the idea of being taxed without having representation in Parliament.
What is Massachusetts and Pennsylvania?
Members of Congress are unhappy with students’ standardized test scores in many states, they pass a federal law that abolishes local school boards and requires a standardized national curriculum.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The battles monument is 221 feet tall and was the tallest memorial in the United States before the Washington Monument was built. This elevated location is actually part of a town called Charlestown, which is now part of Boston.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British Parliament repealed all of the Townshend Acts, except for the tax on tea, in April 1770. This was in direct response to this March 5th event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The idea that the people hold the power, and that the people rule. The Constitution begins with the words "We the People".
What is popular sovereignty?
This was a coordinated uprising by Native American tribes, led by an Ottawa chief, against British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War, primarily because the Native Americans were unhappy with the British treatment compared to the more accommodating French policies they had previously experienced.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
A known drug dealer is arrested for suspected connections to a murder. The police do not inform him of his rights and immediately begin to interrogate him. They continue until he admits he knows the victim of the crime and was in the neighborhood where the murder took place.
What is the 5th Amendment?
In the midst of the war, the Second Continental Congress began laying the groundwork for an independent United States on June 11, 1776, when it passed resolutions appointing committees to draft this first governing document and the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Massachusetts Government Act: Replaced the elected local government with direct rule by the British Crown....Administration of Justice Act: Increased the powers of the military governor, Thomas Gage....Quartering Act: Forced colonists to house British soldiers in unoccupied buildings....Boston Port Act: Closed the port of Boston until the colonists compensated the East India Company for the destroyed tea.
All four acts together were known by this name.
What is the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
The division of government power into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
Each branch of government limits the power of the other branches, and "watches" that the other branches are functioning within their powers.
Name both principles in the right order...
What is separation of powers and checks and balances?
Resentment over this set of 1767 acts divided American colonists into patriots and loyalists. The subsequent boycotts and protests forced the British government to send and quarter more troops in American cities like Philadelphia, New York and mainly Boston.
What is the Townshend Acts?
A customer says that Betty cheated her out of $2000 at Betty’s store. The customer then sues Betty because Betty believes the evidence will prove her innocent, she asks the judge for a jury trial. The judge says it would be a waste of time, and he will settle the matter himself.
What is the 7th Amendment?
It was actually two battles fought 18 days apart, with the first one called the Battle of Freeman's Farm, and despite initial British gains, the Americans ultimately won, marking a major turning point in the Revolutionary War by forcing the surrender of the entire British army under General Burgoyne, which convinced France to officially join the fight on the American side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
“Attached to your Majesty’s person, family, and Government, with all devotion that principle and affection can inspire; connected with Great Britain by the strongest ties that can unite societies, and deploring every event that tends in any degree to weaken them, we solemnly assure your Majesty, that we not only most ardently desire the former harmony between her and these Colonies may be restored, but that a concord may be established between them upon so firm a basis as to perpetuate its blessings, uninterrupted by any future dissensions, to succeeding generations in both countries, and to transmit your Majesty’s name to posterity.”
Name this document.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Citizens have basic rights, freedoms, and liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is individual rights?
"Had hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America ... in all cases whatsoever".
This quote is from this act?
What is the Declaratory Act?
Calvin is accused of writing bad checks. When he appears before the judge, Calvin asks for help in preparing his defense because he is too poor to afford a lawyer. The judge says he is sorry, but Calvin will have to prepare his own case without a lawyer.
What is the 6th Amendment?
INSTEAD OF GOING TO THIS LOCATION, GEORGE WASHINGTON WANTED TO RETAKE NEW YORK CITY...A NAVAL CLASH HELPED DETERMINE THE OUTCOME… AND SO DID FRENCH BREAD OVENS...ALEXANDER HAMILTON LED A VITAL ATTACK...THERE WERE A LOT OF GERMAN SOLDIERS ON BOTH SIDES...TECHNICALLY, THE WAR LASTED UNTIL 1783.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
“If three years ago any person had told me that at this day, I should see such a formidable rebellion against the laws & constitutions of our own making as now appears I should have thought him a bedlamite - a fit subject for a mad house.” - George Washington
What is Shays Rebellion?
In the 2024 Ohio Senate race, the incumbent senator, Sherrod Brown, faces a strong challenge from Trump-aligned Bernie Moreno. Polling averages are expected to indicate a tight contest, even as Ohio tends to be a solidly Republican state at the presidential level. Ohio's mix of urban and rural voters, along with its status as a bellwether state, makes it a key battleground in the race for control of the Senate. The ability to appeal to white working-class voters and mobilize key constituencies will be crucial factors in determining the outcome of this race.
What is republicanism?