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Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the America
George Washington
Which act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes?
Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the U.S.’s first form of government after independence?
Articles of Confederation
Who was the British monarch during the American Revolution?
King George III
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What law placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies?
Sugar Act
The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought at what two towns?
Lexington and Concord
What agreement determined how enslaved people would be counted for taxation and representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to fight for independence?
Common Sense
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
Which act taxed legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?
Stamp Act
What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War, convincing Europeans to help the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
What compromise combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans to create a two-house legislature?
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
What was the name given to colonists who supported independence from Britain?
Patriots
Which French nobleman helped the American cause and became a close ally of George Washington?
Marquis de Lafayette
What act forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
The final battle of the war, where Cornwallis surrendered, was fought at what location?
Battle of Yorktown
What term describes the system that allows each branch of government to limit the others?
Checks and Balances
What was the name given to colonists who remained loyal to Britain?
Loyalists (Tories)
Who took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
What series of laws were passed to punish colonists after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
What treaty formally ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
What were the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
What were three major reasons colonists declared independence from Britain?
unfair taxes
lack of representation
military occupation
restriction of trade
violation of natural rights