taxes & acts
law requiring colonists to house british soldiers
quartering act!
battle where Washington surprised Hessians after crossing a river
trenton
king of Britain during the Revolution
King George III
Enlightenment idea influencing Declaration (rights from govt or nature?)
natural rights (from nature)
cause: Proclamation of 1763 → effect: ___
colonists restricted from westward expansion
colonial protest group that organized resistance to british policies
sons of liberty
British strategy: isolate New England by controlling this river
hudson river
wrote the Virginia Plan
James Madison
key weakness of Articles of Confederation (specific)
no power to tax
cause: Boston Massacre → effect: ___
increased anti-British sentiment / propaganda
nonimportation agreements were a response to these acts
townshend act
hy Saratoga was a turning point (be specific)
proved colonists could win → led to French alliance
Anti-Federalist who warned about lack of rights protections
Patrick Henry
compromise counting enslaved people as part of population
3/5 Compromise
cause: Shays’ Rebellion → effect: ___
fear of weak gov → push for Constitution
british justification for taxing colonies after 1763
they defended the colonies in the French & Indian War (debt)
Marquis de Lafayette is important because…
French officer who supported/assisted Washington
led Shays’ Rebellion
Daniel Shays
Federalist argument for Constitution (main idea)
strong central gov needed for stability
cause: Enlightenment ideas → effect: ___
justification for independence
Parliament’s belief it had the right to tax colonies without direct reps
main reason the British lost the war (NOT just “America won battles”)
distance, lack of colonial support, French aid, stretched resources
Federalist who pushed strong central gov + financial system
Alexander Hamilton
Anti-Federalist fear about Constitution (specific)
no Bill of Rights / too powerful gov
cause: victory at Yorktown → effect: ___
Treaty of Paris / independence recognized