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56 Cards in this Set
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________ prevented American colonists from traveling west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
The Proclamation Line in 1763 |
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___________ taxed sugar, molasses, and other items. |
The Sugar Act |
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____________ prevented colonies from printing their own money |
The Currency Act |
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__________ required all legal documents to have a stamp to show a tax had been paid. |
The Stamp Act |
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__________ had Boston colonists dress as Native Americans and throw tea into the Boston Harbor. |
The Boston Tea Party |
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___________ taxed items like glass and lead and allowed writs of assistance to British tax collectors to search for smuggled goods. |
The Townsend Act |
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___________ forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers. |
The Quartering Act |
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What was the rallying cry for colonists who did not want to pay British taxes? |
"No taxation without representation" |
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__________ closed down the port of Boston along with the Boston Port act. |
The Intolerable Act |
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What began as an argument and resulted in 5 dead British colonists? |
Boston Massacre |
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What battle hosted the first casualties of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775? |
Lexington and Concord |
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What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution? |
The Battle of Saratoga |
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In what battle did Washington defeat the Hessians after crossing the Delaware River? |
The Battle of Trenton |
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These two countries provided Americans with people and supplies during the Revolution |
France and Spain |
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What battle on October 20, 1781 was when Washington was able to weaken the British troops forcing Cornwallis to surrender? |
The Battle of Yorktown |
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed? |
July 4, 1776 |
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What was the name of the first plan of government for the United States? |
The Articles of Confederation |
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What 2 compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention? |
The Great Compromise and the 3/5ths compromise |
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What is the supreme law of the land? |
The Constitution |
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What is an amendment? |
A change to the Constitution |
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Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution? |
King George III |
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What are the first 7 words of the preamble of the Constitution? |
"We the people of the United States" |
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What are the first 10 amendments of the constitution called? |
The Bill of Rights |
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What is the first amendment? |
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly |
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What are the 3 branches of government? |
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial |
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? |
Checks and Balances |
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What are the two parts of the US Congress? |
The House of Representatives and the Senate |
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How many senators are there? |
100 |
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What is the term of office for a senator? |
6 years |
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How many members of the House of Representatives are there? |
435 |
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How long is the term of office for a Representative? |
2 years |
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How long is the President's term of office? |
4 years |
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Who becomes President is the President can no longer serve? |
The Vice President |
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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president? |
The Speaker of the House |
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? |
The President |
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Who can veto bills? |
The President |
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What is the highest court in the United States? |
The Supreme Court |
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What are two major current (as of 2015) political parties? |
Democrat and Republican |
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How old does someone need to be to vote for President? |
18 years old |
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What kind of economy does the United States have? |
Free-market economy |
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What happens is demand is greater than supply? |
The price increases |
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What happens is an item is scarce? |
The price increases |
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What state is Washington DC in? |
It is not in a state, but in the District of Columbia |
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What latitude line divides the Earth in half? |
The Equator |
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What is the name of the group Sam Adams created? |
The Sons of Liberty |
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What were the Causes of the Revolution? |
The French and Indian War, all of the Acts, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea party |
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What philosopher believed that man was evil and believed that they needed a strong king to keep order of the horrible people? |
Hobbes |
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Which philosopher believed that the government's power comes from the people and that people are born with 3 natural rights? |
Locke |
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What are the 3 natural rights? |
Life, Liberty, and Property |
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Which philosopher believed in the separation of powers? |
Montesquieu |
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Which philosopher believed that governments gets authority from the people in exchange for protection of their rights? |
Rousseau |
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Which philosopher believed in the freedom of speech? |
Voltaire |
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What two documents was the constitution influenced by? |
Natural Rights Philosophy -John Locke Common Sense -Thomas Paine |
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Who are the founding fathers? |
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson (wrote the Declaration of Independence) |
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Explain the law-making procedure. |
Bill is introduced by a rep. or senator-committee-subcommittee-read and debate- vote-conference committee-vote-(yeah) goes to prez, (nah) 2/3rds vote overrides- President approves- becomes a law |
