Post-War Challenges
Under this loose "league of friendship," the Confederation Congress was unable to tax or demand contributions from states.
What are the Articles of Confederation.
The founding father who supported Federalism but did not actively participate in promoting it, beyond writing to Baptist churches to recommend the constitution.
Who is George Washington.
This compromise struck at the Philadelphia Convention to appease Southern slave owners.
What is the Sunset Clause.
This state raised taxed and implemented stricter property rights on its franchise after the war.
What is Massachusetts.
Washington led his troops to victory over a force of Hessian mercenaries at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
The Country Party passed debt relief laws and printed more currency to appease debtors in this state.
What is Rhode Island.
The founding father who became a leading figure in the Anti-Federalist movement.
Who is Patrick Henry.
The Treaty of Paris contained no provisions to protect the interest of this group.
Who are Native Americans.
Representatives from five states met in this city to discuss the economic crisis and sent a recommendation to Congress that a "Grand Convention" be held to discuss the issue formally.
What is Annapolis.
The year in which the enlistment period was extended to three years.
What is 1777.
By 1784, the American trade deficit had risen to this amount.
What is 2.7 million pounds.
The founding father who was the architect of both the Virginia Plan and the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison.
Who referred to the Continental Army as "exceedingly dirty and nasty people."
Who is George Washington.
Between 1784-86, close to this fraction of adult males from Worcester County Massachusetts faced legal action in Debtor's Courts.
What is one third.
The Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge at the end of this year.
What is 1777.
In 1781, up to 1,500 soldiers marched on Congress to demand payment in this mutiny.
What is the Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line.
The founding father who doubled the number of slaves he owned after the war.
Who is Thomas "all men are created equal" Jefferson.
The percentage of the population which John Adams estimated were loyalists during the war.
What is one third.
The alternative names for the Small States Plan and the Large States Plan.
What are the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
The year in which the French signed a formal military alliance with the United States.
What is 1778.
This law passed by Congress determined the manner in which new land would be claimed and, controversially, banned slavery in new territories.
What is the Northwest Ordinance.
The founding father often implicated in the incitement of the Newburgh Conspiracy (where officers were encouraged to mutiny as a means of demonstrating the need for greater federal power).
Who is Alexander Hamilton.
The historian who argued that the concept of "Republican Motherhood" saw some improvements in the lives of American women after independence.
Who is Gordon Wood.
The process which the Senate can initiate, under the separation of powers, to remove a sitting president.
What is impeachment.
The general who formally surrendered his forces at Yorktown, the last major encounter of the War of Independence.
Who is General Lord Cornwallis.