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WorksheetsAmerican Revolutionary Era
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Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
A series of religious revivals led by John Edwards swept all of the North American colonies in the late 1730s. People who had shown little interest in religion converted. People who thought they were deeply religious now saw their faith in more emotional and ethical terms. Transformed Education.
Salutary Neglect
Declaration of Independence
The Great Awakening
Salem Witch Trials
The voyage that brought Africans to the West Indies and later to North America, named after the middle leg of the transatlantic trade triangle.
Transcontinental
Middle Passage
The Exchange
Middle Voyage
The name the British renamed New Amsterdam from the Dutch
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Boston
New York
5 laws designed to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party / most notable law Quartering Act – troops able to stay in Houses / colonist reacting with violence
Stamp Act
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Committee of Five
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An economic practice by which governments used their economies to augment state power at the expense of other countries. Governments sought to ensure that exports exceeded imports and to accumulate wealth in the form of bullion (mostly gold and silver) is called...
Communism
Mercantilism
Colonization
Act of Toleration
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware made up the
New England Colonies
Backcountry
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of salutary neglect?
the colonies developed an aptitude for self-governing
Colonial governors became more powerful than assemblies
American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England
Parliament increased its military supervision of the colonies
The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?
SSUSH3
England and Spain
France and England
Spain and Portugal
Portugal and France
Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.
SSUSH3
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.
SSUSH3
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
SSUSH3
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress
Committees of Correspondence
A series of laws to punish colonist actions at the Boston Tea Party
SSUSH3
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
SSUSH3
British
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonists
Protest against tea tax in which Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into The Boston harbor
SSUSH3
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Concord
Why were the committees of correspondence important?
SSUSH4
They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain
They allowed colonial loyalist to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws
They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public
They unified colonists who were dissatisfied with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he was using the ideas of which of the following?
SSUSH4
Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke
King George
Louis XIV
George Washington
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
French and Indian War
King Philip's War
American Revolution
French Revolution
Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
Patriots
Loyalists
Colonists
Settlers
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
British
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonists
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Bill of Rights
A series of religious revivals led by John Edwards swept all of the North American colonies in the late 1730s. People who had shown little interest in religion converted. People who thought they were deeply religious now saw their faith in more emotional and ethical terms. Transformed Education.
Salutary Neglect
Declaration of Independence
The Great Awakening
Salem Witch Trials
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
French and Indian War
King Philip's War
American Revolution
French Revolution
What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Wilmont Proviso
The Monroe Doctrine
The Northwest Ordinance
Why did the Founding Fathers create a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
to prevent another war with Great Britain
to provide the states with unlimited power
to prevent abuse of power by the national government
to increase the taxation powers of the national government
Which of these can be considered a success of the American government under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the power to regulate interstate or foreign trade.
Congress was denied any powers of taxation, it could only request money from the states.
Passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance provided a systematic process for adding new states into the Union.
Even after the Revolution was over, the American military was too weak to force British troops out of their forts on the Western frontier.
One of the most important legacies of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prevented the expansion of ________________ north of the Ohio River in the new territories.
slavery
Indian warfare
industrialization
British colonization
Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Federalists
Republicans
Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to
declare independence from England.
revise the Articles of Confederation.
establish a new Constitution for the United States.
direct the Revolutionary War effort against England.
Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?
The national government held most of the power.
Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
The states had more power than the national government.
Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.
The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known as
Shays Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
True
False
Which statement best reflects the views of an Anti-Federalist?
“I demand a new constitution”
“I support ratification”
“I fear a strong government”
“I oppose a bill of rights”
Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
Individual Rights
State Rights
Slavery
The Articles of Confederation
What was the main argument against the Articles of Confederation?
The government was too strong.
The government was too weak.
The colonists coudnt decide on a president.
It outlawed slavery.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
SSUSH4
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Continental Army victory over British troops considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
SSUSH4
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker's Hill
Battle of Yorktown
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he was using the ideas of which of the following?
SSUSH4
Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke
King George
Louis XIV
George Washington
The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?
SSUSH3
England and Spain
France and England
Spain and Portugal
Portugal and France
Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.
SSUSH3
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.
SSUSH3
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
SSUSH3
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress
Committees of Correspondence
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
SSUSH3
British
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonists
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that identified colonial grievances against the king and galvanized support for independence
SSUSH4
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Bill of Rights
Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War
SSUSH4
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Last major battle of the American Revolution that forced the British to surrender
SSUSH4
Battle of Charleston
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?
SSUSH4
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
SSUSH4
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Law that taxed printed goods, including: Dice, playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
SSUSH3
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Protest against tea tax in which Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into The Boston harbor
SSUSH3
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Concord
Author of Common Sense
SSUSH3
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
This document would sever ties with colonies and England, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.
SSUSH4
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Continental Army victory over British troops considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
SSUSH4
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker's Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Why were the committees of correspondence important?
SSUSH4
They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain
They allowed colonial loyalist to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws
They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public
They unified colonists who were dissatisfied with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance
What was the MOST significant contribution of the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution?
He identified Benedict Arnold as a traitor
He was the most important general during the war
He was a great writer
He gained military and naval support from France at the battle of Yorktown
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he was using the ideas of which of the following?
SSUSH4
Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke
King George
Louis XIV
George Washington
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that identified colonial grievances against the king and galvanized support for independence
SSUSH4
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Bill of Rights
Last major battle of the American Revolution that forced the British to surrender
SSUSH4
Battle of Charleston
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?
SSUSH4
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show your displeasure
SSUSH4
Boycott
Petition
Taxation
Sons of Liberty
What was the MOST significant contribution of the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution?
He identified Benedict Arnold as a traitor
He was the most important general during the war
He was a great writer
He gained military and naval support from France at the battle of Yorktown
