Road to Revolution
This 1763 law prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This document, adopted in 1776, declared the colonies’ independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the first constitution of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This plan favored small states by proposing representation with one representative per state
Jew Jersey Plan
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1789
U.S. Constitution
This 1765 act taxed printed materials and outraged colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington
Under the Articles, the national government lacked this key economic power.
The power to tax
This plan favored large states by proposing representation based on population.
Virginia Plan
This principle ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful
checks and balances
These acts taxed imports like glass, paper, and tea, sparking colonial boycotts.
What are the Townshend Acts?
George Washington led soldiers across the Delaware River on a cold winter night (Christmas Eve) to surprise Hessian soldiers this battle
What is the Battle of Trenton
This rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Shays Rebellion
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with equal and proportional representation.
The Great Compromise
These first ten amendments protect individual rights
Bill of Rights
This event in 1770 involved British soldiers killing five colonists in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This battle in 1777 was a turning point that led to French support for the colonists.
Battle of Saratoga
One success of the Article included this Ordinance that established how to settle and add states to the United States
Northwest Ordinance
This compromise counted enslaved people as part of the population for representation and taxation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
This series of essays supported ratification of the Constitution
Federalists Papers
These harsh laws were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. and contained the Quartering Act and Boston Port Act
What are the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts
This treaty officially ended the war and recognized American independence.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Articles gave most power to this level of government to limit power of one person or group
These two groups debated the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
This system divides power between national and state governments
federalism