Unpopular Acts Men of War About the Revolution Colonies Government And Compromise 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt
Mercy Otis Warren
Who was a writer from Massachusetts who disagreed with the Stamp act and wrote plays that accused British leaders of being greedy?
Intolerable Acts
Which law included Boston Harbor, banning town meetings, and quartering of soldiers?
Punish the colonists
Why did Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts after the Boston Tea Party?
quartering
What was forcing the colonists, under the Intolerable Acts, to house British soldiers?
Stamp Act
What is a law placed on the colonies that put a tax on newspapers and legal documents?
Samuel Adams
Who was an American Revolution leader who helped form the Sons of Liberty?
George Washington
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Crispus Attucks
Who was a leader at the Boston Massacre?
General Cornwallis
Who surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown to end the American Revolution?
Green Mountain Boys
What is the name of Ethan Allen’s group that helped the Patriots?
cannons
What was needed by the colonist to help fight at Fort Ticonderoga?
Valley Forge
Where did General Washington and his troops spend a long hard winter?
Poorly trained armies and lack of supplies
What was one disadvantage for the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
Too far away from the colonies
What was a disadvantage for the British during the Revolutionary War?
Red Uniforms
What was the color of the British uniforms that earned them the name Red Coats?
England
What country were many of our first colonists from?
13
How many original colonies were there?
New England Colonies
Which group of English colonies included Massachusetts?
Southern Colonies
Which group of colonies included Georgia?
Middle Colonies
Which group of colonies included Pennsylvania?
Shared Power
What is in place to keep our federal government from becoming too powerful in which some power is given to the states and some powers are shared?
Federalists
Which group of people supported the Constitution?
It is based on the state’s population
How do we determine the number of U. S How do we determine the number of U.S. Representatives each state will have?
The Great Compromise
What was the name of the compromise used by the large and small states to decide how states would be represented in Congress?
3/5ths Compromise
What was the name of the compromise that decided how slaves would be counted when figuring out representation in Congress?