Revolution!
What kind of goods did the Stamp Act tax?
Paper products- newspapers, books, playing cards, documents
Self-evident
Easy for anyone to see, obvious
Why was the Articles of Confederation weak?
It lacked a strong central government and the power to enforce laws
What is a charter?
Document granted by the king to give someone land to start a colony
Why did the colonists feel the need to create governments?
To protect themselves from British abuse and prevent colonial government abuse
This man led the Continental Army
George Washington
Rights that cannot be taken or given away
unalienable rights
How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation set up, and what were they?
One- legislative
What is the Magna Carta
Document that limited the king's power and included rights like trial by jury
Who were the Committees of Correspondence?
Groups who contacted other colonies to make sure they shared ideas, opinions and events going on
It inspired other colonies to seek independence or get rid of their king
According to the Declaration, people can alter or abolish their government if it doesn't do what?
Protect their rights
What law set up governments in the territories and established a process for admitting them as new states?
Northwest Ordinance
What is feudalism?
System of social, economic and political organization based on control of land
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
Organizations formed in the colonies to protest British treatment
What happened at the Battle or Surrender at Yorktown?
General Cornwallis surrendered to the American colonists and ended the war
What does the Declaration of Independence say is the purpose of government?
To protect natural rights that cannot be protected in a state of nature
Massachusetts was the last state to do what?
adopt a constitution
What impact did the Petition of Right have?
Why did the colonists feel like Parliament violated their rights?
They had no right to elect representatives in Parliament
Tax and trade laws made colonists lose money
"no taxation without representation!"
What happened at Valley Forge?
American soldiers faced a cold, harsh winter with limited food, supplies and clothing
Name the parts of the Declaration of Independence
Ideals: Explains the Founders’ purpose of government and how government is created.
Arguments: Reasons why the colonies felt justified in breaking away from Great Britain
Complaints: How the British government violated the rights of the colonists
Conclusion: States that the bond between the colonies and Great Britain is dissolved
How was the Articles of Confederation useful?
It won the Revolutionary War and signed the Treaty of Paris
Signed the Northwestern Ordinance
Citizens could travel freely between the states and marriages were recognized in all states
Written and unwritten laws that people in England followed
The Founders used these as a basis for our laws
common law
Documents that give the government power to search and seize property
writs of assistance