U.S History Study Guide: Revolutionary War

Name two items taxed in the stamp act

legal documents, books, and playing cards.

Taxation without

representation

________________ Acts taxed lead, glass, and tea

Townshend 

He died at the Boston Massacre

Crispus Attucks

What was the Tea Act?

Monopoly for the British East India Company 

They Formed the Sons of Liberty

Sam Adams and John Hancock

The coercive acts followed the

Boston Tea Party

Where was the Shot Heard around the world?

Lexington

He was the British general in charge?

Thomas Gage

He said the regulars are coming?

Paul Revere

 This was the moral victory near Boston?

Bunker Hill

General Buryone was defeated at?

Saratoga

 General Washington crossed the ____ river on ____ + defeated the hessions at

Delaware River, Dec. 24, 1776, Trenton

He was our general to charge of the south

Nathanael Greene

She made our first flag

Betsy Ross

 She was one of our best spies

Anna Strong

 Date of the Declaration of Independence

July 4th, 1776

Who wrote it?

Thomas Jefferson

“Give me liberty or give me death”?

Patrick Henery

“I have not yet begun to fight”?

John Paul Jones

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Last shot was fired at _______________when _________________ surrendered?

Yorktown, Charles Cornwallis 

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Federalists were for ________________?

Strong central government

Anti-Federalists were for _____________?

States and Individual rights

Who wrote the constitution?

James Madison

____________ Branch is led by the president + length of term?

 executive, 4-year term

Name of the two bodies of Congress + their corresponding terms

House of Represenatives, 2 years, U.S, Senate,

The top __________branch is the supreme court which has __________justice + their length of term

  Judicial, 9, lifetime,

A chance in the constitution is called an _________. The first 10 are called?_______________ Since 1789 How many changes have there been? ________________________

Amendment, Bill of Rights, 17

Tell me a provision of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

 Freedom of Religion, Right to keep/bear arms, Cordeirng, Search and Seizure, Right to not Self-Incriminate, Right to have a trail by Jury, cannot get an excessive bail and/or cruel/unusual punishment ,

Tell me the first three words of the preamble

We the People

He was President Washingtons’ Secretary of the Treasury.  ________________ was the Secretary of State.  

Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson