Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Unit 4 Questions

  1. Why did the colonists use the slogan “No Taxation without representation?”
  2. What occurred as a result of the Sugar, Quartering, Stamp, and Townshend Acts?
  3. What happened as a result of “The Boston Massacre?”
  4. Explain the Coercive or Intolerable Acts of 1774… What were they?
  5. What is the difference between Patriots and Tories?
  6. What was stated in the Declaration of Independence?
  7. What factors helped the Continental Army (colonists) win the war with Great Britain?
  8. What was accomplished by the Treaty of Paris?

Monday, September 29, 2014

Vocab 2


  • Articles of Confederation
  • Constitutional Convention
  • Great Compromise
  • Three-Fifths Compromise
  • Commerce Compromise (Clause)
  • Presidency Compromise
  • Ratification
  • Federalists
  • Anti-federalists
  • The Federalist Papers
  • Bill of Rights

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Vocab 9/19/2014


Remember to make flashcards for these terms/concepts if you have not done so.
  • indentured servants
  • triangular trade
  • middle passage
  • republic
  • habeas corpus
  • natural rights
  • enlightenment
  • social contract
  • charter
  • Mayflower Compact
  • salutary neglect
  • mercantilism
  • House of Burgesses
  • New England Town Meetings