US HISTORY AMERICAN REV

Question 1

Washingtons time in _______ was a __________ experience.

Answer 1

Valley forge
Devastating

Question 2

Hessians were ______hired by the ________ to fight the Americans

Answer 2

German soldiers
British

Question 3

The __________ attempted to force colonists to remain in the ________costal region of North America

Answer 3

Proclamation line of 1763
Eastern

Question 4

What treaty ended the American revolution?

Answer 4

Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 5

Colonists wanted to move west, past the _________ mountains to have access to more _______________

Answer 5

Appalachian
Land and economic recourses and expand opportunities

Question 6

The British felt they could _____ the colonies without _________ because they had to protect the colonists during the ___________

Answer 6

Tax
Representation
French and Indian war

Question 7

Newspapers, wills, playing cards, and other printed materials were taxed by the __________

Answer 7

Stamp act

Question 8

_________was forced to _______in Virginia because the US and the_______had_________them.

Answer 8

Britain
Surrender to America
French
Surrender

Question 9

The ____formed to ______ the unfair taxes Britain placed on the colonies

Answer 9

Sons of liberty
Petition

Question 10

The Virginia plan was created by _______

Answer 10

James madison

Question 11

Roger Sherman helped bring compromise as he designed the ______ and the _________

Answer 11

Senate
House of Representatives

Question 12

The constitution created these three branches of the government

Answer 12

Executive
Legislative
Judicial

Question 13

Changes to the constitution are

Answer 13

Amendments

Question 14

The bill of rights protects

Answer 14

Rights of individuals

Question 15

_______contributed to the _______

Answer 15

John jay
Federalist papers

Question 16

The colonists wanted the new USA to be a

Answer 16

Republic

Question 17

_____was famous for his ride that earned that the British were coming to __________built up in concord

Answer 17

Paul revere
Take the weapons

Question 18

Thomas Paine wrote ______ to stress that the __________

Answer 18

Common sense
Actions of king George iii were oppressive

Question 19

Who wrote the declaration of sentiments

Answer 19

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Question 20

______wrote the Declaration of Independence. A section of the DOI was removed that was a grievance ___________

Answer 20

Thomas Jefferson
That blamed the king for slave trade

Question 21

Who led the continental army

Answer 21

George washington

Question 22

Losing _______was washingtons first defeat

Answer 22

New york

Question 23

The British considered the Americans to be breaking the rules of warfare and were appalled that they were __________

Answer 23

Targeting their officers

Question 24

______ helped turn the American army into a disciplined force

Answer 24

Baron van Steuben

Question 25

Loyalists believe that a revolution was

Answer 25

Treason

Question 26

The battle of ______ was a turning point because afterward the _____ joined forces with the Americans

Answer 26

Saratoga
French

Question 27

What movement inspired the colonies to revolt and become their own nation

Answer 27

The enlightenment

Question 28

Montesquieu influenced the constitution with the ___________

Answer 28

3 branches of government

Question 29

______ strongly urged protection of ________

Answer 29

Voltaire
Freedom of speech

Question 30

Why did anti federalists oppose the constitution?

Answer 30

It made the federal government too powerful

Question 31

The first document that formed the basis for how our federal government would operate is the

Answer 31

Articles of confederation

Question 32

The articles were weak because there was no clear way to address ______no way to ___________ and only ________was given to eac h state. The articles weaknesses were demonstrated by ________

Answer 32

Rebellion
Raise federal money
One vote
Shay’s rebellion

Question 33

Salutary neglect

Answer 33

The British let the colonist basically govern themselves because they were profiting from them. when they tried to tax and govern the colonies later the revolution began

Question 34

French and Indian war

Answer 34

A war fought between the British and the Native Americans. it was expensive and forced Britain to tax the colonies

Question 35

Stamp act

Answer 35

Attacks on paper items that angered the colonists

Question 36

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 36

A major victory for the Americans that caused the French to enter the war

Question 37

Common sense

Answer 37

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticize king George the third and told Americans to revolt