Full-Year Roundup!

In which conflict were five colonists killed by British soldiers?

• Paul Revere's Ride

• Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

The American colonists felt that THIS was a violation of their civil liberties because they had no representation in British Parliament

• Taxation

• Dress Code

• No Free Speech

• Laws

This Law said that English colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Great Migration

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

What does Quartering mean?

• To allow troops to stay in your home
• Hitting someone with a quarter
• To give someone a quarter
• Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain

The colonists were being taxed by King George III to pay off the debt after which war?

• French and Indian War

• American Civil War

• World War I

• War of 1812

What is this an example of?

• Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Limited Government

What is federalism?

• The people vote for their leaders who then represent them. 
• The people have individual rights. 
• There are three branches of government. 
• The state and national government share power. 

What is "checks and balances?"

• Each branch of power has the ability to limit the power of the other branches. 
• The people elect their leaders. 
• The people are in charge. 
• The people have rights. (Bill of Rights) 

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

• The Unites States had large debts from the American Revolution.

• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.