U.S. History and Government Concepts

What did England make the colonists pay?

• Rent

• Tax

• Fees

• Donations

What event involved colonists dumping tea in the water?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The American Revolution

• The Boston Massacre

• The Declaration of Independence

What is the Constitution?

• A plan for how to rule itself

• A set of rules for the U.S. government

• A list of taxes

• A list of kings and queens

What does the Constitution divide the government into?

• Two parts

• Three parts

• Four parts

• Five parts

What is liberty?

• Freedom

• Taxes

• Rules

• Government

What is a republic?

• A government where people vote for leaders

• A place ruled by a king

• A place with no rules

• A place with only one leader

What did leaders write to help America rule itself?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

What did George Washington have to help him?

• A Cabinet

• A Constitution

• A Declaration

• A Republic

What does compromise mean?

• Agree by giving up some of what they want

• Make a new law

• Pay taxes

• Rule a country

What did the colonists not get to say about taxes?

• What the taxes were for

• How much the taxes were

• Who collected the taxes

• When the taxes were paid