13 colonies

THE 13 ENGLISH COLONIES

REBEL CHALLENGE.

TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE YOU ARE GOING TO

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT “ THE 13 ENGLISH

COLONIES REBEL “AND HOW THIS EVENT MARKED

THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

REMEMBER: •WRITE THE QUESTIONSWITH RED PEN AND THE ANSWERS WITH BLACKPEN.

•DATE AND TITLE ARE ALSO IMPORTANT

Note: Spelling, Cleaning and Good Handwriting is going tohelp you to complete thischallenge

1. In the 1750s,France and

Great Britain were at war

eachother in India and

North America. When war

was over Great Britain

controlled its 13 colonies in

North America. Write the

name of the 13 Colonies.

When you finish raise your hand tospell the name of one colony

2. The British Empire was havingeconomic problemsand neededmoney, thereforeEngland imposed a new tax to itscolonies.• Explain the

STAMP TAX

3.The colonists reacted swiftly

with loud cries against the

STAMP TAX. They claimed

that only their own colonial

legislatures could impose

taxes on them. What did this

cry say?

Write your answer on a piece of paper and give it to the teacher.

4. By the 1775,colonists were stockpiling

weapons . The first shots of the American

Revolution were fired at

Lexington, Massachusetts. The following

summer the Congress adopted the

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

Write the date of this Event.

5.In writing the

Declaration of Independence, Tho

mas Jefferson used

many ideas from anEnlightenment Thinker

about the “social contract”.

What was the name of thisEnlightenment Thinker?

To win this point, go to the front of the room and spell the Last Name

that sounds like a Candy.

6. The Americans had manydisadvantages in their battle for

independence.They faced the largest and

strongest army and navy in theworld.

But the first, and possibly greatestadvantage they had ,was the

leadership of four men. These

men are known as the Fathersof the Independence.

Write their names.

7. The United States Constitutionset up a government system werepower was shared between a central government and the statesgovernments. The Nationalgovernment had to establish anarmy, regulate trade, imposetaxes and create a nationalsystem of money. What is the name of thisgovernment system?

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Write here the name of the system with bluemarker

8.The writers of the Consitutionborrowed ideas from anotherEnlightenment thinker. Theyestablished that the Central

government was divided intoexecutive, legislative and judicial. What is the name of this French

Philosopher?

Write three English words that start withthe first letter of the Enlightenment

Philosopher’s name

9. The Bill of Rights was addedto the new Constitution of 1788. The new constitution

guarantee …

You are going to sing as a Team “We are the Champions” as soon as you answer

the question, the best Team will win twopoints.