What did the Articles of the Confederation do?

Gave colonists the first plan of government for new States

Who were the patriots?

the colonists who supported independence

Why were the colonists so mad about the taxes?

they were not being represented in Parliament

Why did the British tax the colonies?

To pay for the French and Indian war

What was significant about the Battle of Saratoga?

Continental Army won, European countries help Americans

Who were mercenaries?

soldiers who had been hired to fight

What is the Bill of Rights?

List of rights added to the Constitution before ratification

What is a revolution?

A complete change in government

What were the middle colonies?

a region that grew lots of crops for making bread

What was the Declaration of Independence?

The document that gave the colonists their freedom

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1
This group was known for boycotting businesses and tar and feathering people
Minutemen
Sons of Anarchy
Mercenaries
Sons of Liberty
2
What does "protest" mean?
To work against something
To refuse to buy something
3
What did the Articles of the Confederation do?
Gave colonists the first plan of government for new States
Gave colonists their freedom
4
Who were the patriots?
members of militia who could be ready at at minute's notice
hired soldiers
loyal to the King of Britian
the colonists who supported independence
5
Who were the "loyalists" loyal TO?
King Charles I
King James II
King George III
King Charles II
6
Which of these is specific to the New England Colonies?
plantations and cash crops
Dairy cows and sheep
crops for making bread
warm weather
7
This was the act that allowed soldiers to live in any private residence
Quartering act
Coercive act
Tea act
Intolerable act
8
Why were the colonists so mad about the taxes?
they didn't want to pay them
they were too high
they weren't fair
they were not being represented in Parliament
9
Why did the British tax the colonies?
To help them fix their roads and highways
To pay for the French and Indian war
Because they didn't like them
To help pay King George
10
What was significant about the Battle of Saratoga?
The British cut off supplies from the Continental Army
British won and European countries decided to help Britian
Continental Army won, European countries help Americans
11
Who were mercenaries?
people who made things out of metal
soldiers who left the military
soldiers who had been hired to fight
people who made bread
12
Which of these means "the act of speaking for someone else"?
taxation
representation
listening
performing
13
What were the southern colonies known for?
Cash Crops
dairy
Meat
Plantations
14
What is the Bill of Rights?
List of rights added to the Constitution before ratification
A written plan of government
15
How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?
Raised Taxes
Sent more troops
Closed Boston Harbor
16
What does it mean to boycott something?
to refuse to buy something
to work against something
Answer 4 could be "Please add it to the class intranet"
17
What is a revolution?
a written plan of government
A complete change in government
A war with lots of fighting
18
What were the middle colonies?
a region that grew tobacco and cotton
a region known for raising dairy cows and sheep
a region with lots of great weather
a region that grew lots of crops for making bread
19
What was the Declaration of Independence?
The most famous speech ever made
The document that helps me get what I want when I want it
The first plan of government for the new states
The document that gave the colonists their freedom
20
This is the act that colonists boycotted, and it was repealed.
The tea act
The coercive act
The Boston Tea Party
The Townshend act

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