New America
What group colonized Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Name a tax that Britain forced onto the colonies.
Stamp Act, Townshend act, extra one: Sugar Act
How many sections of the DOI are there?
5
What was the American Revolution?
Political movement to convince colonists to revolt against Britain
Under the Articles who held most of the power?
STATES
What type of goods left Americas?
Raw Goods
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists job to house British soldiers and access to food/ goods in homes
Name a grievance that colonists may have had against Britain
Judge decides, there were so many
What was the Revolutionary War?
Military conflict between colonies and Britain
To fix the Articles of Confederation! Which they decided was impossible so they started over.
What type of goods left Britain?
Manufactured Goods
What was the Townshend Act?
Tax on goods that couldn't be made in the colonies like lead, cloth, and glass.
What was the point of the Declaration of Independence?
Breakup with Britain.
Why did the colonies want a WEAK government?
They just left an absolute monarchy and did not trust a strong government that could end up like Britain
What are the 3 branches of government under the Constitution?
Executive Legislative Judicial
List one example of a raw good and one of Manufactured good:
Raw: Lumber, fur, fish, tobacco, etc...
Manufactured: Cloth, nails, glass, furniture, etc...
What is the term called when colonists give up or refuse the goods of Britain to revolt against taxes. We did this in the simulation at the end with a vote.
Boycott
What were the 3 things the founding fathers put on the line at the end of the Declaration of Independence?
Life, fortune, and Honor
What was the document that was set up directly after the Revolutionary War?
Articles of Confederation
Which laws are SUPERIOR: Federal or State?
FEDERAL
Why was it so important that Britain had control over the Americas?
Britain needed the raw goods to make into manufactured goods and taxes from colonies to make money to pay off previous war debts.
How could the Acts Britain passed help the message that Common Sense and Cato's Letters were trying to say?
Helped push for revolt against Britain
Why have a list of Grievances? What was the purpose of it?
To VALIDATE the argument of the colonists
Teacher decides
Name an issue in the Articles that was fixed in the Constitution
Teacher decides