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Q2 DBA - 6th Grade
DBA Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Great Britain economically control the colonies? | Imposed strict control over trade, taxed the colonists after the French and Indian War, and traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain. |
| How did Great Britain politically control the colonies? | Colonists had to obey British laws, colonial governors where appointed by the king, and a colonial legislature made laws but was monitored by a colonial governor. |
| Who appointed colonial governors? | The king |
| Why did Great Britain tax colonists? | To pay for the French and Indian War and to pay for maintaining troops in the colonies. |
| Why were the colonists upset with Great Britain? | Colonists had no representation in Parliament, colonists resented the power of colonial governors, Great Britain had strict control over colonial legislatures, colonists opposed British taxes, and the Proclamation of 1763. |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763? | Kept colonists from moving west into new territories. |
| What are the four key philosophies on which the Declaration of Independence is based? | People have certain unalienable rights, people establish government to protect those rights, government gets it power from the people, people have a right to change a government that violates those rights. |
| What unalienable rights are talked about in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
| Who was the king of England during the Revolutionary War? | George III |
| Who was the British general that surrendered at Yorktown? | Lord Cornwallis |
| Which New Englander championed the cause of independence? | John Adams |
| Who was the commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who gave the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech? | Patrick Henry |
| Who helped frame the Declaration of Independence and gained French support for American independence? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who was the enslaved African American woman who wrote poems and plays about independence? | Phillis Wheatley |
| What patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival? | Paul Revere |
| What even took place in Boston where severa colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers? | Boston Massacre |
| What event was led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere by throwing tea into Boston Harbor? | Boston Tea Party |
| What was it called when delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence? | Continental Congress |
| What were the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War? | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| What happened on July 4, 1776? | Colonists approved the Declaration of Independence. |
| What American victory was the turning point of the war? | Battle of Saratoga |
| What victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War? | Surrender at Yorktown |
| At what point did Great Britain recognize American independence? | Treaty of Paris |
| What advantages did colonists have during the Revolutionary War? | Defense of their own land, principles, and beliefs, support from France, and strong leadership. |
| What was the constitution written during the American Revolution called? | Articles of Confederation |
| What were the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | Weak national government, Congress had no power to tax or regulate commerce, each state had one vote regardless of size, and no executive or judicial branches. |
| Where was the Constitutional Convention take place? | Philadelphia |
| Who was elected as president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What two items were debated at the Constitutional Convention? | How much power the national government should have and state representation. |
| What are the three branches of government? | Judicial, legislative, and executive. |
| What branch makes the laws? | Legislative |
| What branch interprets the laws? | judicial |
| What branch enforces the laws? | executive |
| What agreement decided on how states should be represented in Congress? | The Great Compromise |
| When was the Constitution signed? | At the end of the convention |
| How many of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution? | 9 |
| What was based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? | Bill of Rights |
| What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? | Bill of Rights |
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