Causes of the American Revolution
Name ONE tax imposed on the colonists by Britain
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
One success of the A.O.C.
Allowing the admission of new states, surveying the Northwest territory
The Constitutional Convention was held after THIS event
Shays' Rebellion
This pamphlet encouraged colonists to become independent
Common Sense
The name of the land the British and French were fighting over
the Ohio River Valley
This person most directly influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
This rebellion proved the A.O.C. was weak and needed to be changed
Shays' Rebellion
This plan was pro-small state
New Jersey Plan
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" is the beginning to which document?
Declaration of Independence
This group of American patriots often harassed tax collectors (tar & feathering)
Sons of Liberty
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..." is part of which document?
The Constitution
How many votes were necessary to pass laws under the A.O.C.?
9 out of 13
These two make up Congress
Senate & House of Representatives
How many electors does NYS receive in the Electoral College?
28
This was an invisible boundary at the Appalachian Mountains that stopped colonists from moving West
Proclamation of 1763
What are the 3 rights guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
How many votes were necessary to change the A.O.C.?
13 out of 13
The type of government America has. It means power is split between the states & the federal government
Federalism
A religious movement in the 1700s that allowed more people to become clergy (long term cause of the American Revolution)
Great Awakening
The name of the meeting where colonists finally decided to declare independence
Second Continental Congress
This is the phrase for people supporting & granting power to their government
Consent of the governed
List THREE weaknesses of the A.O.C.
No federal tax, no executive or judicial branch, no president, cannot regulate trade, no power to raise an army
List THREE debates held at the Constitutional Convention
State representation, how the president would be elected, if slavery would count towards representation, how much power the government should have
The trial of this man in the 1700s led to the creation of the 1st Amendment (freedom of speech)
John Peter Zenger