Unit 2 Test Review

Questions:1. The Act that stated the colonists had to

buy tea from England and pay tax on it…2. The Act that made colonists house

soldiers…3. In a form of protest the colonists in what

city threw tea into the sea?4. The British closed Boston Harbor under

what Act after the Boston Tea Party?

Questions:5. The Proclamation Line Act told the

colonists they could not do what?6. What did the Stamp Act tax?7. Why did the colonists revolt?8. Where was the first shot of the Revolution

fired?9. What was a nickname for the British

soldiers?

Questions:10. Who wrote the Declaration of

Independence?11. What date (month, day, year) was it

ratified?12. What city was the meeting held in?13. Who was the commander of colonial

troops during the Revolution?14. What country were the colonists fighting

for their independence against?

Questions:15. When the government is divided into

different branches what is it called?16. What does each branch do in order to

make sure one branch does not gain too much power?

17. After the revolution, the states set up a government under what document?

18. Name two problems under the Articles of Confederation.

19. Why was the Northwest Ordinance a success?

Questions:20. What happened during Shay’s Rebellion?21. What was the importance of Shay’s

Rebellion?22. What did they call colonists who sided

with the British during the revolution?