GPS :: American Revolution Review (Grade 7)

This settled the dispute between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? 

Opposers of the Constitution

When colonists dressed as "Indians" dumped 18,000 lbs of East India Tea in the Boston Harbor? 

Defended right to run own affairs & stated that if British used force colonies can fight bak

How many People died during the Boston Massacre? 

This group demanded a summary of the citizens' rights and freedoms (Bill of Rights) 

Membership to congress based on state population

This battle was the bloodiest battle of the Revolution...

This man believed that commerce and industry were the keys to a strong nation

Supporters of Independence 

This man believed in a strong central government led by a prosperous educated upper class

Civilian soldiers who pledged at the ready to fight against the British on a minute's notice

The British Soldiers marched here to seize the colonist's stockpiled weapons. 

Which of the following was NOT a result of the French and Indian War ?

This rebellion caused the 12 states to call the constitution convention

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The Stamp Act came before or after the Sugar Act? 

In his 1st draft, Jefferson included an attack on the cruelty and injustice of the slave trade

Those who shared Hamilton's vision of a strong central government were called...

A Mercenarie is...

The Department of State deals with...

The Egalitarianism of the 1780s applied to...

What date did the French Surrender to the Colonists?

This Act authorized british soldiers to stay in vacant private homes and other buildings

This prevents one branch of government from dominating the other two. 

Below is a picture of 

These people drew their numbers from people who saw political & economic opportunity in America

When power is divided between a national government and several state governments

Novus Ordo Seclorum means..

Provided for a Supreme Court and federal circuit and district Courts. 

What is the image of below? 

1761 search warrant that let British officials search buildings thry thought had smuggled goods

When did the French Surrender to the colonists?

African Americans fought on the side of 

Federalists were mostly from which region? 

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? 

The Battle of Bunker Hill was actual fought on? 

The French general that helped the colonists win the war was named

This proposed a single house congress in which each state had an equal vote. 

Those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the british king

Valley Forge was important because

The Father of the Constitution is 

What caused Great Britain to enforce the Intolerable Acts? 

A secret resistance group in 1765 were called ... 

This confirmed the U.S Independence and set the boundaries for the new nation

Which famous family was divided by the ideals of the American Revolution? (Loyalist v. Patriot)

The man favored a society of farmer-citizens 

The number of electors equal to the number of representatives that the state has in congress is

The Presidents Chief advisors are called...

This act imposed a tax on documents and printed items like wills, newspapers and playing cards.

Did not like that the constitution promoted a strong central government 

The Prussian general that helped the Continental army 

This man was the first secretary of the treasury

Democratic Republicans were mostly from which region? 

Belief in the equality of all people. Effort & virtue not wealth defined 1's worth?

As Congress printed more & more money, its value plunged causing rising prices, or.... 

This man maintained that people have natural rights 

A government directly by the people. 

When was the Declaration of Independence Adopted? 

The government's legitimate power can only come from the consent of the governed came from ? 

This urged people to return to "the former harmony" between Britain and the colonies? 

Which of the following was not an action imposed by the Sugar Act? 

A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives 

Supporters of the Constitution are called

This man attacked King George and the monarchy 

The Secretary of the Treasury deals with...

Which of the following is not a branch of government? 

When 3/5ths of states slaves were to be counted as part of the population

Promotes the overthrow of  government if it violates the social contract.

When did George Washington Cross the Delaware?

Who said, "I find Common Sense is working a powerful change in the minds of many men."

The Secretary of War deals with

People feard of this type of government b/c it put power in the hands of the uneducated masses.

This man was the first secretary of state

Common Sense was written by this man. 

Taxed goods that were imported into the colony from Britain (lead, glass, paint, paper and tea)

Which Battle is pictured below? 

Lacking a strong central government as a problem in 

The First President of the United States was named? 

This man distrusted a strong central government & the rich &favored strong state & local gov't

The Second Continental Congress set up a new plan of government in a set of laws called 

Many of these people thought that the british were going to win and wanted to avoid punishment 

This group favored the Constitution's balance of power btwn the states & national government 

Which act shut down Boston harbor ? 

The differences within Washington's cabinet gave rise to...

The Second Continental Congress 

The British commander ordered minutemen to lay down their arms & leave just 5 miles of Concord

Those who supported Jefferson's vision of a strong state government called themselves