•This review covers 20 questions you’ll see on the Civics Midterm exam.

The British Empire in the early 1700’s

The areas in red are the parts of the world controlled by the British in the early 1700’s. Nicknamed the empire where the sun never set.

England

The Colonies

The 13 American Colonies 1607-1776

The Colonists Before King George III 1607- 1760

French and Indian War 1754-1763

British Colonies

French Territory

Disputed Territory

Taxation without Representation

The Quartering ActThe Sugar ActThe Stamp ActThe Townshend ActsThe Tea ActThe Coercive Acts

British PoliciesEnglish Policy Colonial Response English Reaction

The Quartering ActRequired the colonists to house British soldiers.

Anger Ignored the colonists complaints

The Sugar Acttaxes

Protests Ignored the colonists complaints

The Stamp Acttaxes

The Stamp Act CongressboycottsprotestsSons of Liberty formed

The Stamp Act was repealed

The Townshend ActsTaxation and permitted the British to search the British homes, ships and businesses for smuggled goods.

Boycotts protests

Repealed

The Tea Act The Boston Tea Party The Coercive ActsBlockade of Boston Harbor

Banned Committees of Correspondence First Continental Congress

Anger

Colonial Responses to British PoliciesEnglish Policy Colonial Response English Reaction

The Quartering ActRequired the colonists to house British soldiers.

Anger Ignored the colonists complaints

The Sugar Acttaxes

Protests Ignored the colonists complaints

The Stamp Acttaxes

The Stamp Act CongressboycottsprotestsSons of Liberty formed

The Stamp Act was repealed

The Townshend ActsTaxation and permitted the British to search the British homes, ships and businesses for smuggled goods.

Boycotts protests

Repealed

The Tea Act The Boston Tea Party The Coercive ActsBlockade of Boston Harbor

Banned Committees of Correspondence First Continental Congress

Anger

Colonial Responses to British PoliciesEnglish Policy Colonial Response English Reaction

The Quartering ActRequired the colonists to house British soldiers.

Anger Ignored the colonists complaints

The Sugar Acttaxes

Protests Ignored the colonists complaints

The Stamp Acttaxes

The Stamp Act CongressboycottsprotestsSons of Liberty formed

The Stamp Act was repealed

The Townshend ActsTaxation and permitted the British to search the British homes, ships and businesses for smuggled goods.

Boycotts protests

Repealed

The Tea Act The Boston Tea Party The Coercive ActsBlockade of Boston Harbor

Banned Committees of Correspondence First Continental Congress

Anger

Colonial Responses to British PoliciesEnglish Policy Colonial Response English Reaction

The Quartering ActRequired the colonists to house British soldiers.

Anger Ignored the colonists complaints

The Sugar Acttaxes

Protests Ignored the colonists complaints

The Stamp Acttaxes

The Stamp Act CongressboycottsprotestsSons of Liberty formed

The Stamp Act was repealed

The Townshend ActsTaxation and permitted the British to search the British homes, ships and businesses for smuggled goods.

Boycotts protests

Repealed

The Tea Act The Boston Tea Party The Coercive ActsBlockade of Boston Harbor

Banned Committees of Correspondence First Continental Congress

Anger

The Second Continental Congress

The Second Continental Congress

The Second Continental Congress

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

Summary of Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Imposing taxation without the consent of the people (taxation without representation)

Summary of Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Imposing taxation without the consent of the people (taxation without representation)

• Suspending trial by jury

Summary of Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Imposing taxation without the consent of the people (taxation without representation)

• Suspending trial by jury

• Limiting judicial powers

Summary of Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Imposing taxation without the consent of the people (taxation without representation)

• Suspending trial by jury

• Limiting judicial powers

• Quartering soldiers

Summary of Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Imposing taxation without the consent of the people (taxation without representation)

• Suspending trial by jury

• Limiting judicial powers

• Quartering soldiers

• Dissolving legislatures

Grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence

The Revolutionary War 1775-1781

The New United States of America

The New United States of America

The New United States of America

The Magna Carta

• Written in 1215• Barons were demanding rights from the king• Rights of the accused• Freedom from taxation• Fairness• Limits to the king’s power

The Magna Carta

• Written in 1215• Barons were demanding

rights from the king• Rights of the accused• Freedom from taxation• Fairness• Limits to the king’s power

“Common Sense”1776The Mayflower Compact 1620

The Magna CartaThe Mayflower

Compact The English Bill of Rights

• There will be 2 questions on the midterm from this learning goal. Both will be at a medium level of difficulty.

• One question will require students to identify Federalists and Anti-Federalists views from statement.

• One question will give students a quote from the Bill of Rights and require you to identify Federalist or Anti-Federalist viewpoints.

• One question will give students a quote from the Bill of Rights and require you to identify Federalist or Anti-Federalist viewpoints.

How will states be represented in the law

making process? ?

States with greater populations should have

more representatives in the legislative branch. ?

Each state should have equal representation. ?

How will states be represented in the law

making process? ?

States with greater populations should have

more representatives in the legislative branch. ?

Each state should have equal representation. ?

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6.

Judicial Review

One question will require students to identify and example of checks and balances.

Judicial Review

One question will require students to identify and example of checks and balances.

Judicial Review

One question will require students to identify and example of checks and balances.

Judicial Review

One question will require students to identify and example of checks and balances.

Judicial Review

One question will require students to identify and example of checks and balances.

The End of Part 1