LNHS U.S. 10 - American Revolution

Who masterminded the Crossing of the Delaware?

This branch is responsible for enforcing our laws.

What laws were meant to make life so miserable colonists would give into British rule?

The Middle Passage was an awful journey during Triangle Trade for what group?

The raid at night known as the Boston Tea Party was headed by the:

This branch is responsible for interpreting our laws.

This House of Congress is determined by a State's population.

*What was each colony's unprofessional, rag-tag fighting force called?

What prevented colonists from exploring West of the Appalachian Mountains after the French & Indian War?

This branch is responsible for making our laws.

What occurred at Yorktown, Virginia?

This House of Congress' representation is the same for every State. (Set number of 2.)

What early document was extremely weak and had many shortcomings for America?

Just because fighting stopped didn't mean the war was over. It was made official with the signing of the:

What event took place at Lexington & Concord? The:

This is where the tables turned in the American's favor.

Where was the first defeat at the hands of the British?

What did the Northwest Ordinance do because the new American government couldn't tax?

One industry that was not part of the Original 13 Colonies was:

If a tax or law is repealed, it is:

Jamestown, the first successful English settlement, was founded in:

The group of Framers who wanted power to stay with the States.

Our system of "Checks and balances" is designed to keep:

This was the "Father of the Constitution."

*The first ten amendments consist of the:

What did the Declaration of Independence actually do?

Someone bound to land/labor in exchange for food & shelter is a(n):

Who is considered the first martyr of the American Revolution? (Killed at the Boston Massacre)

Militiamen did all of the following except:

The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonists to:

Even though the Vikings discovered North America hundreds of years prior to 1492, who often gets the credit?

The transfer of goods directly from the Old World to New World is known as the:

The group of Framers who wanted power to stay with the National level of gov.

Who was Friedrich von Steuben?

How was the Olive Branch Petition met by King George III?

What does a bicameral legislature mean? We have: