American Revolution

Question 1

No taxation without representation

Answer 1

The basic idea of the American Revolution, a phrase rejecting government control without the participation of the people

Question 2

Tyranny

Answer 2

Unreasonable use of power

Question 3

Protest

Answer 3

Expressing a strong objection to something or someone

Question 4

Subject

Answer 4

A citizen or member of a state or ruling system

Question 5

Ally

Answer 5

One party cooperating with another for military or other purposes

Question 6

French and Indian War

Answer 6

The expensive, 7-year war that Britain fought and won against the French and their Indigenous allies (also called the Seven Years’ War)

Question 7

Parliament

Answer 7

The lawmaking body of the British government

Question 8

Stamp Act

Answer 8

Law requiring North American colonists to pay a tax on all printed documents from England

Question 9

Boston Tea Party

Answer 9

Anti-Britain protest involving colonists throwing tea into the Boston harbor

Question 10

Coercive Act

Answer 10

Several British laws that further restricted the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party (also called the Intolerable Act)

Question 11

Continental Congress

Answer 11

Organization that represented the colonies and issued the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Question 12

U.S. Constitution

Answer 12

Document establishing the structure and principles of the U.S. Government

Question 13

Ratify

Answer 13

To sign approval or consent, making an agreement or contract valid

Question 14

Bill of Rights

Answer 14

First 10 amendments or additions to the U.S. Constitution, including individual rights, liberties, and protections