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Name_______________________________.
1. Why did the British impose new Taxes on the Colonies? (Connect your response to the impact of the
French and Indian war, Mercantilism, and Salutary Neglect.)
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2. How did tensions between the colonists and Britain escalate after 1767? Be specific of the different
polices pushed by the British.
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3. Explain why parliament did not understand the colonists argument “no taxation without
representation” ?
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Milita-________________________________________________________________________________
Loyalists-_____________________________________________________________________________
Second Continental Congress-_____________________________________________________________
Continental Army-______________________________________________________________________
George Washington-____________________________________________________________________
Thomas Paine-_________________________________________________________________________
Declaration of Independence-_____________________________________________________________
Thomas Jefferson-______________________________________________________________________
Natural Rights-_________________________________________________________________________
Mercenary-___________________________________________________________________________
Valley Forge-__________________________________________________________________________
4. What were the ideas of the Declaration of Independence? What grievances were listed? How were
they connected to the Enlightenment?
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5. What changed in the lives of loyalists, Native Americans, women, and slaves as a result of the
Revolutionary War.
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6. What were the strengths and weaknesses of each of the opposing sides in the American Revolution?
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7. What did the revolution accomplish, and what ideas did it set into motion in North America and
abroad?
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Republic______________________________________________________________________________
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Articles of Confederation________________________________________________________________
Shay’s Rebellion_______________________________________________________________________
8. Why the Articles of Confederation were a failure? What kind of federal system did it promote?
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Popular Sovereignty_____________________________________________________________
Judicial Review-________________________________________________________________
9. What opinions both the Anti-federalists and Federalist held? Who were the key leaders on
each side?
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10. What are the basic principles found in the constitution? Make sure you understand how their
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See Constitution Organizer for specific details on qualifications, terms limits, checks and balances,
Branches, and the Bill of Rights.
Define the following terms in context to the our unit of study.
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Nationalism-___________________________________________________________________________
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Indian Removal Act-____________________________________________________________________
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Sectionialism-_________________________________________________________________________
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Gold Rush-____________________________________________________________________________
Wilmot Proviso-________________________________________________________________________