American Revolution Quiz Part 2

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

Bill of Rights

United States Constitution

supporting the "Coercive Acts"

boycotting British-made goods

remaining a part of Great Britain

becoming a member of the "red coats"

enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia

enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts

Colonial inventor, printer, writer, statesman; contributed to the Declaration of Independence and Co

Author of the Declaration of Independence.

Commander in Chief of the American Army

Author of political pamphlets during the 1770’s and 1780’s; wrote Common Sense in 1776.

Spain

Netherlands

France

England

The Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Yorktown

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

A conference held in New York to draft the U.S. Constitution in 1787

Rights that are given at birth: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Rights that can be given away or sold: life, liberty, and property

Rights that are only for certain individuals: death, captivity, and sadness

Last major battle of the Revolution; Britain surrendered to America resulting in the Treaty of Paris