Battles of the Revolutionary War
The first "pitched" battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)?
Some members of the national legislature were leaning toward having this individual replace George Washington as commander of the United States war effort after his victory at Saratoga
Who is General Horatio Gates?
The rationale for the rarely used Third Amendment to the Constitution originated with this law in which the British troops were allowed to use colonial land, homes, and supplies for their military base of operations
What is the Quartering Act?
Party supporting a strong central government
Who were the Federalists?
This revolution in 1789 ended up dividing loyalties in the United States
What is the French Revolution?
The plan to revise the government met in secret in this city in the summer of 1787
Where is Philadelphia?
Exclamation point victory over the British at this battle in January, 1815
What is the Battle of New Oreans?
The month, day and year of America's birthday
What is July 4, 1776?
In Marbury v Madison this Chief Justice created the power of the Supreme Court known as judicial review
Who was John Marshall?
Credited with turning the tide of the war through the impressive American victory and also convincing France to join the fight
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This individual advocated for building a United States navy and used his own boat to raid the British coast
Who is John Paul Jones?
This act was actually a tax break or incentive to save the largest company in England, the British East India Company, from going bankrupt, but it still angered the American colonists who took action in Boston
What is the Tea Act?
Main leader of the Democratic-Republicans
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Better relations were secured with Great Britain by this treaty
What is Jay's Treaty?
The plan that decided on 3 branches of government with the House of Reps based on population and the Senate based on equal votes
What is the Great (or Connecticut) Compromise?
The U.S. attempted invasion of this region/country failed at the start of the War of 1812
Where is Canada?
Known as the "First State" to adopt the Constitution
What is Delaware?
The Tariff of 1791 placed an excise tax on this substance leading to a mass rebellion in western Pennsylvania in 1794
The British were forced to end the war after losing this battle in Virginia in 1781
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
These brothers moved the British base of operations out of Massachusetts to New York and had George Washington on the ropes, but chose to let him go instead of finishing him off
Who were the Howe brothers?
This was the first direct tax placed on the American colonists and was applied to anything requiring the use of paper or paper products
What is the Stamp Act?
Primary or main way Alexander Hamilton wanted to raise revenue for the government
What is a national tariff?
The United States gained trading rights in New Orleans and Spanish Florida with this treaty
What is Pinckney's Treaty?
The plan for government that favored larger states
What is the Virginia Plan?
The Shawnee Indian who tried to rally tribes to unify against U.S. expansion
Who is Tecumseh?
Led a Native American rebellion in 1763 in hopes of driving out the British and getting the French to return
Who is Pontiac?
This institution was Alexander Hamilton's "baby" was argued as being necessary and proper in order to carry out duties regarding taxes and financial concerns of the federal government
What is the National Bank?
Shots fired during the march to these two Massachusetts villages are considered in 1775 are considered the start of the war
What are Lexington and Concord?
This individual was boxed in by George Washington on land and the French navy at sea, forcing him to surrender and essentially end the Revolutionary War
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
This indirect tax was placed on lead, paint, paper, glass and tea
What are the Townshend Acts?
The first Federalist President of the United States
Who is John Adams?
Capturing and forcing Americans to serve in the British navy while working or traveling on the Atlantic Ocean and impounding of merchant ships by both the French and the British led to this legal response
What is the Embargo Act?
This was promised in order to help secure passage or ratification of the Constitution
What is a Bill of Rights?
This treaty ended the war officially on Christmas Eve, 1814
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
Led a western Massachusetts rebellion in 1786-1787 in response to tough economic times and farmers losing their farms when they couldn't pay their property taxes
Who is (Daniel) Shays?
This Articles of Confederation law established the process for territories to become states
What is the Northwest Ordinance (of 1787)?
This Christmas Eve surprise attack gave George Washington his first much needed victory
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This individual marched 700 British Redcoats out of Boston to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams and confiscate the weapons being stockpiled at Concord in 1775
Who is General Thomas Gage?
The King and Parliament repealed the Stamp Act under economic pressure, but clearly stated its right and authority to tax the American colonies with this law
What is the Declaratory Act?
One of the early political debates had to do with whether this financial institution was legal for the United States government to operate according to the Constitution
What is the National Bank?
Poor treatment by French government officials who demanded a cash payment before negotiations almost led to war and resulted in this controversy
What is the XYZ Affair?
This convention didn’t get very much support, but was designed to discuss economic issues in 1786
The battle for this city inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner"
Where is Baltimore, Maryland?
The time period immediately after the end of the War of 1812 and the death of the Federalist Party was known as this
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
This Articles of Confederation law established the process of creating townships by surveying the land west of the Appalachian mountains into 640 acre sections
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?