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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?
s
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.