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Road to Independence
A Stack for 7th Grade SS Civics to Study Docs & PPL in the Founding of our gov't
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This person was the Commander in Chief of the US Army during the Revolutionary War, first president | George Washington |
| This person was the King of England during the writing of the Declaration of Independence | George III |
| During this meeting a letter was written to the King of England, called the Declaration of Rights | First Continental Congress |
| This is the Supreme Law of the Land | Constitution |
| This unpopular law resulted in the Sons of Liberty forming to show the colonist's strength and unity | Stamp Act |
| This unpopular act resulted in the Boston Tea Party | Tea Act |
| This part of the Constitution explains why it was written | The Preamble |
| This declares independence from British rule | Declaration of Independence (also led to the Revolutionary War) |
| Series of laws that put mercantilism into practice | The Navigation Acts |
| Gave England the right to search ships, homes, etc. for smuggled goods | The Writs of Assistance (legalized in the Townshend Acts) |
| British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five people | Boston Massacre |
| Required the colonists to provide living quarters and supplies to British troops | Quartering Act |
| The writing of this led to the Revolutionary War | Declaration of Independence (also declared independence from British rule) |
| This is the name for changes to the constitution | Ammendments |
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rjaske@wwusd.org
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