LNHS U.S. 10 - American Revolution

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

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

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

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

Who masterminded the Crossing of the Delaware?

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

*The first ten amendments consist of the:

The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonists to:

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

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

What event took place at Lexington & Concord? The:

This branch is responsible for interpreting our laws.

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

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

If a tax or law is repealed, it is:

This branch is responsible for enforcing our laws.

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

This was the "Father of the Constitution."

Militiamen did all of the following except:

Who was Friedrich von Steuben?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What does a bicameral legislature mean? We have:

This branch is responsible for making our laws.

What occurred at Yorktown, Virginia?

What did the Declaration of Independence actually do?

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

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

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

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