AHSGE History II Britains response to the Boston
AHSGE History II
Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
A plan for a union of the colonies proposed by Ben Franklin.
Albany Plan of Union
The colonists’ response to the Intolerable Acts. Colonists were urged to boycott British products.
First Continental Congress
This was a way for the patriots to communicate through chain letters
Committees of Correspondence
The location of “the shot heard around the world”.
Lexington
This is often considered as an underlying cause of the revolution.
Taxation w/o Representation
The fighting at these two locations marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The incident in which 5 colonists were shot by British soldiers in 1770.
Boston Massacre
He is associated with freedom of the press.
John Peter Zinger
This act required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
The closure of the trans. Appalachian region to settlers.
Proclamation of 1763
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for colonial independence.
Common Sense
A document stating the reasons for the colonies break with England.
Declaration of Independence
This act was the first direct tax placed on the colonists.
Stamp Act
He was known as “Father of the American Revolution. ”
Samuel Adams
A document asking King George III for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between the colonies and Britain.
Olive Branch Petition
Why was the Stamp Act repealed?
Colonial boycotts hurt British trade.
His famous ride is associated with the Battle of Lexington.
Paul Revere
Supporters of the Declar. of Indep. were called ______.
Patriots
Battle in which Washington surprised and captured the Hessian force.
Battle of Trenton
This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Saratoga
People who remained loyal to Great Britain.
loyalists
Foreign soldiers who fight for pay
mercenaries
This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Yorktown
He became known as a traitor during the war.
Benedict Arnold
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris 1783
What person is known for this statement? “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.
Nathan Hale
His signature is the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
He gained fame for his naval victories over the British. “I have not yet begun to fight”
John Paul Jones
American merchant ships that attacked British shipping.
privateers
First plan of government for the U. S.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation failed because it was unable to provide leadership at the _______ level.
Federal level or National level
Were the authors of the Articles of Confederation more concerned with preserving the power of the states or the power of the federal government?
The States
Name the compromise that resolved the issue of representation in Congress. It established 2 houses in Congress.
The Great Compromise
Name the group who was opposed to the Constitution. This group felt the President had too much power.
Anti-Federalists
This compromise decided the issue of how slaves would be counted for representation of the lower house.
The Three-fifths Compromise
These essays were written to convince people to support the proposed constitution.
The Federalist Papers
Name the plan that favored small states and thought all states should be represented equally.
The New Jersey Plan
Name the plan that favored large states and believed states should be represented by population.
The Virginia Plan
What was added to the Constitution to appease the anti-federalists.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is another name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
He is known as “the father of the Constitution”.
James Madison
What is the division of power between the states and the national government?
federalism
What economic system provides property, money, and equipment and price is largely determined by supply and demand.
the capitalist system or capitalism
Who helped promote the Industrial Revolution in the U. S. by introducing the concept of interchangeable parts.
Eli Whitney
Who is known as the father of the American Revolution?
Eli Whitney
Who wrote the first dictionary of American English?
Noah Webster
This movement of the 1840 s supported a halt to immigration.
This movement of the 1840 s supported a halt to immigration. nativist movement
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman How did these people contribute to American culture?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman How did these people contribute to American culture? American Literature
This movement was created to reduce the consumption of alcohol.
This movement was created to reduce the consumption of alcohol. The Temperance Movement
This convention was the high point of the women’s right movement.
This convention was the high point of the women’s right movement. Seneca Falls Convention
This man is associated with education reform an is known as “the Father of American Public Education. ”
This man is associated with education reform an is known as “the Father of American Public Education. ” Horace Mann
This movement prohibited the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol.
This movement prohibited the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol. The Prohibition Movement
What event caused many pre-Civil War immigrants to leave Ireland?
What event caused many pre -Civil War immigrants to leave Ireland? The Potato Famine
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