Road to Revolution
This 1763 proclamation prohibited British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
This 1775 battle is often considered the first major battle of the American Revolution.
What is the battle of bunker hill
This document served as the first national government of the United States.
What are the AoC
He became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington
This group of women famously supported the boycott of British goods and produced homespun cloth.
Who are the Daughters of Liberty
This act placed a direct tax on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
This 1777 American victory convinced France to formally enter the war on the American side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This weakness of the Articles made it difficult for the national government to raise money.
What is the inability to levy taxes
This political party generally supported a strong central government and Hamilton's economic policies.
What is the Federalists
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris
Colonists protested this 1773 law because they believed it gave the British East India Company an unfair advantage in selling tea.
What is the tea act
This document formally announced the colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain.
What is the declaration of independence
This 1787 compromise created a bicameral Congress with representation based on both population and equal state representation.
What is the Great Compromise
Washington's Farewell Address warned Americans about the dangers of these two political developments.
What are political parties and foreign alliances
He wrote Common Sense and argued that independence from Britain was necessary.
Who is Thomas Paine
The Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party were examples of this broader colonial response to British policies.
What is resistance/protest against British taxation and authority?
This 1781 battle effectively ended major fighting in the Revolutionary War.
What is the battle of Yorktown
Explain the major differences between the Federalists and Anti Federalists (at least 3)
Bill of rights/no BoR, AOC vs Const, rural vs urban, small central vs large central
The Articles of Confederation and Constitution can be compared because both attempted to do this.
What is create a system of government for the new United States?
The Declaration of Independence drew heavily on this Enlightenment idea that governments derive their authority from the people.
What is popular sovereignty/social contract theory?/natural rights
Explain why the French and Indian War was a major turning point in the relationship between Britain and its American colonies.
Britain’s war debt led to increased taxation and attempts to tighten imperial control, while colonists increasingly resisted British authority.
Identify two advantages the Americans had during the Revolutionary War and explain how either one contributed to victory.
Possible answers include home-field advantage, French assistance, George Washington's leadership, British logistical difficulties, and American determination.
Federalists supported ratification of the Constitution, while Anti-Federalists were primarily concerned that the new government would do this.
What is become too powerful and threaten individual liberties?
The American Revolution challenged British rule but did not immediately eliminate this institution from American society.
What is slavery
This 1786–1787 uprising of Massachusetts farmers protesting debt and foreclosures demonstrated a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion