Foreign Territory
This European country was the most significant foreign ally of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.
What is France?
The lack of a national currency caused problems because each state could print its own ____.
What is money?
This event in western Massachusetts showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation when the federal government struggled to stop an uprising of farmers.
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
This 1765 tax required colonists to pay for an official seal on legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
This organization, led by Samuel Adams, used the Boston Massacre as propaganda to increase anti-British sentiment.
What was the Sons of Liberty?
France provided these two essential resources to the Americans
What are money and weapons?
Each state, regardless of its size, had this many votes in Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
What is one vote?
Many Americans feared a strong national government, so the Articles of Confederation gave most of the power to ____.
What are the states?
The British government passed the Stamp Act to help pay for debts from this war.
What was the French and Indian War?
One of the Intolerable Acts closed this major colonial port.
What was the Port of Boston?
The arrival of the French navy helped secure victory in this final major battle of the war.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
The Articles of Confederation did not establish this important role, which is a key part of the modern government today.
What is the President?
Since Congress couldn't force states to follow national laws, many states acted like ____, creating disunity.
What are independent countries?
The British repealed the Stamp Act, but immediately passed this act, which declared that Britain still had the power to make laws for the colonies.
What was the Declaratory Act?
These individuals were paid soldiers, hired by the British. George Washington encountered them at the Battle of Trenton
Who are German mercenaries?
Spain joined the war but refused to officially recognize American independence until after this treaty was signed.
What was the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. government did not have the power to do this, which made it difficult to raise money.
What is collect taxes?
This was the number of colonists killed in the Boston Massacre.
What is five?
The Boston Massacre occurred in this year.
What is 1770?
This French general played a crucial role in the American victory at the Battle of Yorktown by commanding French forces.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
This Prussian military officer helped train the Continental Army, significantly improving their battlefield effectiveness.
Who was Baron von Steuben?
The U.S. economy struggled because Britain placed high tariffs on American goods, making it harder to ____.
What is trade with other countries?
This meeting in 1787 was called to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up creating the U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This patriot lawyer defended the British soldiers in their trial after the Boston Massacre.
Who was John Adams?
This British general was in charge of enforcing British rule in Massachusetts before the Revolution.
Who was General Thomas Gage?