ILTS CONTENT Exam 2 Questions with
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*Names given by colonists to the Quebec Act (1774) and to a series of acts by the
British in response to the Boston Tea Party
*Closed the Port of Boston to all trade until citizens paid for the lost tea
*Increased the power of Massachusetts' Royal governor at the expense of the
legislature
*Allowed Royal officials accused of crimes in Massachusetts to be tried elsewhere
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,events leading up to the American Revolution
➹➹➹: * Sons of Liberty
* Boston Massacre (1770)
* Committees of Correspondence
* The Boston Tea Party (1773)
* First Continental Congress (1774)
* Shot Heard Around the World (1775)
Sons of Liberty
➹➹➹: protest group headed by Samuel Adams that incited the Revolution
boston massacre
➹➹➹: incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed 5 American colonists
committees of correspondence
➹➹➹: Organizations in each of the American colonies created to keep colonists abreast
of developments with the British; served as powerful molders of public opinion against
the British
the boston tea party
➹➹➹: A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as
Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
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,first continental congress
➹➹➹: September 1774, delegates from twelve colonies sent representatives to
Philadelphia to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts
the shot heard round the world
➹➹➹: In April, 1775, English soldiers, on their way to confiscate arms in Concord,
passed through Lexington, Massachusetts and met the colonial militia called the
Minutemen. A fight ensued. In Concord, a larger group of Minutemen forced the British
to retreat.
major turning points of the revolution
➹➹➹: -the actions of the Second Continental Congress - rhea body established the
Continental Army and chose George Washington as its commanding general, they
allowed printing of money and created government offices
-"Common Sense" - published in 1776 by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet calling for
independence was widely distributed
-The Declaration of Independence - written by Thomas Jefferson, it was signed on July
4, 1776 by the Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia
-Alliance with France - Benjamin Franklin negotiated an agreement with France to fight
with the Americans in 1778
-Treaty of Paris - in 1782, it signaled the official end of the war, granted independence
to the colonies, and gave them generous territorial rights
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, declaration of independence
➹➹➹: 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the
colonies wanted independence from Britain.
articles of confederation
➹➹➹: 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no
power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Confederation Period
➹➹➹: 1781-1789
period in US history directly following the American Revolution
*fed govt was very weak
States surrender their western land claims
Constitution ratified
Federalist Era
➹➹➹: 1787 convention that wrote the new constitution of the United States of America
established 3 govt branches: legislative, executive and judicial
*3 branches helped to provide checks and balances(no branch has too much power)
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100% Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
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*Names given by colonists to the Quebec Act (1774) and to a series of acts by the
British in response to the Boston Tea Party
*Closed the Port of Boston to all trade until citizens paid for the lost tea
*Increased the power of Massachusetts' Royal governor at the expense of the
legislature
*Allowed Royal officials accused of crimes in Massachusetts to be tried elsewhere
1|Page
,events leading up to the American Revolution
➹➹➹: * Sons of Liberty
* Boston Massacre (1770)
* Committees of Correspondence
* The Boston Tea Party (1773)
* First Continental Congress (1774)
* Shot Heard Around the World (1775)
Sons of Liberty
➹➹➹: protest group headed by Samuel Adams that incited the Revolution
boston massacre
➹➹➹: incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed 5 American colonists
committees of correspondence
➹➹➹: Organizations in each of the American colonies created to keep colonists abreast
of developments with the British; served as powerful molders of public opinion against
the British
the boston tea party
➹➹➹: A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as
Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
2|Page
,first continental congress
➹➹➹: September 1774, delegates from twelve colonies sent representatives to
Philadelphia to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts
the shot heard round the world
➹➹➹: In April, 1775, English soldiers, on their way to confiscate arms in Concord,
passed through Lexington, Massachusetts and met the colonial militia called the
Minutemen. A fight ensued. In Concord, a larger group of Minutemen forced the British
to retreat.
major turning points of the revolution
➹➹➹: -the actions of the Second Continental Congress - rhea body established the
Continental Army and chose George Washington as its commanding general, they
allowed printing of money and created government offices
-"Common Sense" - published in 1776 by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet calling for
independence was widely distributed
-The Declaration of Independence - written by Thomas Jefferson, it was signed on July
4, 1776 by the Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia
-Alliance with France - Benjamin Franklin negotiated an agreement with France to fight
with the Americans in 1778
-Treaty of Paris - in 1782, it signaled the official end of the war, granted independence
to the colonies, and gave them generous territorial rights
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, declaration of independence
➹➹➹: 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the
colonies wanted independence from Britain.
articles of confederation
➹➹➹: 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no
power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Confederation Period
➹➹➹: 1781-1789
period in US history directly following the American Revolution
*fed govt was very weak
States surrender their western land claims
Constitution ratified
Federalist Era
➹➹➹: 1787 convention that wrote the new constitution of the United States of America
established 3 govt branches: legislative, executive and judicial
*3 branches helped to provide checks and balances(no branch has too much power)
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