Internet Scavenger Hunt:
Bill of Rights Day
Name: ______________________________________________
The Bill of Rights became part of the United States Constitution on December 15, 1791, when Virginia was the
tenth state to ratify it. Learn all about it on the site below.
Web site:
URL:
www.historyforkids.org
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/billofrights.htm
1. How many rights make up the Bill of Rights? __________________________________________
2. The Bill of Rights adds to what document? ___________________________________________
3. What three things does Right #1 protect?
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4. For a person accused of a crime, what’s one thing that Right #6 guarantees?
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5. When the Constitution doesn’t say that Congress can do something, who gets to make a
decision about it?
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Something to think about: If you could add any right to the Constitution, what would it be?
Learn more: What would life be like without the Bill of Rights? Play an interactive game here:
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/student-resources/play-games/life-without-the-bill-of-rights/
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Internet Scavenger Hunt:
The Boston Tea Party
Name: ______________________________________________
On December 16, 1773, a group of men dressed as Native Americans boarded British ships in Boston
Harbor and destroyed their cargo of tea. Use the Web site below to answer the questions.
Web site:
URL:
kids.aol.com
http://kids.aol.com/2010/12/16/anniversary-of-the-boston-tea-party/
1. Explain how the Tea Act put tea companies based in the colonies at risk of going out of business.
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2. What does “taxation without representation” mean?
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3. How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?
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4. What happened at the First Continental Congress?
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5. How is the Boston Tea Party connected to the American Revolution?
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Something to think about: Do you think the Boston Tea Party is an example of a peaceful protest?
Learn more: Visit this interactive Web site to read about the men who took part in the Boston Tea
Party: http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/participants-in-the-boston-tea-party.
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