Us history

How did Thomas Jefferson participate in the Revolution?

• Give me liberty or give me death

• Wrote star wars

• Wrote the declaration of independece.

How did Thomas Paine participate in the Revolution?

• wrote :" common sense " pamphlet to encourage people to declare independence from Britain

• Wrote the Declaration of indipendence

• picked up weapons and joined the army.

Where did the Continental Army accomplish something amazing in 1781?

• yorktown

• valley forge

• saratoga

• lexington

What governing document suggests the founding fathers did not trust a strong central government?

• us constitution

• articles of the confederation

• bill of rights

What is the Bill of Rights?

What do you call the President's VETO and the Congress' ability to override that VETO?

• Check and balances

• federalism

• separation of powers

What protects you from going to jail?

• Due process

• speedy trial

• conviction

• bill of rights

List the causes of the Revolution in sequential order.

• Stamp act , townshend act, sugar act, boston tea party and intolerable acts

• Sugar act, stamp act , townshend act,tea act,boston tea party,and intolerable act.

What was the boston massacre used as?

• Propaganda?

• Civil disobedience?

• fuel to fire?

• another excuse to watch the world cup?

When did we declare our independence from Britain?

• march 17 , 1781

• July 4th, 1776

• June 4, 1778