Riddle Me This
This group stayed true to the crown, with allegiance clear.
Opposed the rebellion & lived in fear.
Fled to Canada, where they could put down new roots.
Critics would say they licked british boots.
Who are the Loyalists?
This European nation, allied with France, lost Florida to Britain as part of the 1763 treaty.
Who is Spain?
HIS pamphlet, published in Jan 1776, was instrumental in convincing many Americans to support independence
Who is Thomas Paine
Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support.
What is Saratoga?
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant item
The Bill of Rights
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set up a process for territories to become states and banned this practice in new territories in that region.
What is slavery?
This warned of factions, division & strife.
Advised no foreign ties to disrupt our life.
A legacy left as the first to depart,
In writing this, advice was given for a nation to start.
What is Washington's Farewell Address?
Benjamin Franklin’s plan to create a centralized government for the Thirteen Colonies. It failed when only 7 colonies sent representatives. However, it did mark the first effort at achieving intercolonial unity.
What is the Albany Plan?
In 1774, representatives from 12 colonies formed this to coordinate resistance and organized a complete boycott of British goods.
What is the First Continental Congress?
During the Revolutionary War, she wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront, urged her husband to remember America's women in the new government, advocated for full citizenship
Who is Abigail Adams?
This plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation and was favored by the larger states
What is the Virginia Plan
People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution and rejected the idea of a strong central government. They were generally in favor of states’ rights and thought a bill of rights was necessary to protect individual freedoms.
Who were the anti-federalists?
Farmers protested their liquor was taxed.
They took to the streets as their rights were attacked.
Washington fought back; the militia was called.
The power of the government, firmly installed.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
Policy of largely ignoring the regulation and commerce of the colonies, ended after the war which angered the colonists.
What is salutary neglect?
This was a final attempt by the 2nd Continental Congress to avoid war with Britain by professing colonial loyalty to King George III while requesting the repeal of oppressive laws. It was rejected by the King!
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The French naval fleet and ground troops led by General Rochambeau and Marquis de Lafayette helped Washington defeat British General Cornwallis here in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and this Virginian - who would later become an outspoken Anti-Federalist!
Who is James Madison?
idea that women had a duty to shape the morals of future political leaders
What is republican motherhood
Adams passed these laws to silence the press.
Deporting foreigners & causing distress.
Jefferson and Madison boldly took stands,
With Virginia-Kentucky resolutions in hand.
What are the Alien & Sedition Acts?
A boundary set by King George III along the Appalachian Mountains that banned American colonists from settling further post-war
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
This 1767 set of laws placed taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.
What is the The Townshend Acts?
During the harsh winter of 1777-78, Washington's army was inoculated against smallpox and trained at this camp by Prussian Officer Baron Von Steuben/
What is Valley Forge?
Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional
What is the Virginia & Kentucky resolutions?
He was an influential figure after the war and best known for championing the common people, paying off the national debt, univeral education, and being sympathetic to the French.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
this ended the revolution & freedom was gained.
Britain gave up lands & peace was obtained.
The Mississippi River marked the new line,
A nation was born, with rights to define.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Native American uprising against the British, who were expanding into the Ohio Territory. They began attacking colonial settlements but were later suppressed by British troops.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
Finish these lyrics...
I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Some may say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution? I want a revelation!
So, listen to my declaration:
What is "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" and when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I'm a' compel him to include women in the sequel, work!
Disguising herself as a man, this woman secretly served in the Continental Army as "Robert Shurtliff" for over a year before being discovered.
Who is Deborah Sampson?
Article 1 Section 3: At the time the Constitution was written, Senators were elected by...
What are state legislatures?
This person famously said “I smelt a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward monarchy” when he declined an invitation to attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
Who is Patrick Henry?