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23 Cards in this Set
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Why did Britain place taxes on the colonists?
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Britain needed money to support their armies.
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What effect did the taxes have on the colonists as a whole?
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The taxes made the colonists begin to unite as Americans.
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Name the organizer of the Sons of Liberty.
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Samuel Adams
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What caused the British to impose the Intolerable Acts?
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The colonists dumped a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tax.
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Describe a Patriot.
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A Patriot was a colonist who opposed British rule of the colonies.
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Place the following in order:
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___Battle of Concord
___Paul Revere is captured ___Battle of Lexington ___British retreat to Boston |
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Why did Thomas Paines' little booklet "Common Sense" do so much for the Patriot cause?
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The booklet was written in an easy to understand style.
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What is the main argument of the Declaration of Independence?
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People are born with rights which cannot be taken away.
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The Americans won the Battle of Saratoga. How did that affect the war?
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It convinced the French to help the Americans.
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What did Washington use to defeat the British at Yorktown?
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The French navy arrived in the harbor to help against the British.
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What was the result of the American victory at Yorktown?
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The Revolutionary War ended after the British surrendered.
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What did the states want the Articles of Confederation to do for them?
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The states wanted to keep their freedom and independence and join a league of friendship.
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Why did Daniel Shays and the other farmers rebel?
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Massachusetts was making it hard on farmers by making them pay property taxes.
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What order came as a result of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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The Northwest Territory was to be divided into smaller territories.
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Name the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention.
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The delegates wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation.
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Describe the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention.
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Congress has two "houses"
Senate - equal representation House of Rep. - # based on population |
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Name one goal stated in the Preamble to the Constitution.
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Protect liberty of the people.
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Name the group who wanted a strong national government.
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Federalists
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Describe the Antifederalists.
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They were not happy with the Constitution.
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Describe the Bill of Rights.
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The Bill of Rights is ten Constitutional amendments specifying freedoms of the people.
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The executive branch has several departments. The heads of these departments are called the ___________.
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Cabinet
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Describe the job of the Cabinet.
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The Cabinet advises the President.
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What did Pierre L'Enfant have to do with Washington, D.C.?
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George Washington hired him to design the new capital city.
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