Foreign Intervention
The proposal sent to the British king by the Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
The leader of the ideological part of the rebellion, this man wrote the declaration of independence
This battle marked the turning point in the fighting.
Battle of Saratoga. Led to French aid
This Compromise combined the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise (House is by population, Senate is 2 each)
3/5 compromise
Group of People hired by Britain to fight the colonists
Hessians
Writer of Common Sense, the Book that tried to convince revolutionaries that the king was bad
Thomas Paine
The last major battle that marked the loss of Britain.
Yorktown. Cornwallis surrendered
Pushed for by Jeffersonians who wanted more rights and wanted protection or else they wouldn't ratify the Constitution
Bill of Rights
This warned against a 2 party system and alliances
George Washingtons Farewell address.
What were the name of the many acts created by Britain against the colonists?
Intolerable Acts, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act
Leader of the Sons of Liberty and a Proud Bostonian, he called for nonimportation of British goods after the Intolerable Acts
Seen as the Start of the War, these battles were fought in Massachusetts, showing the revolution was not just an ideal
Lexington and Concord
Coined by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton respectively, these were ideas about the constitution
strict/loose interpretation, meaning what power does the federal government really have compared to the states?
Created by Thomas Jefferson after the Revolution, this stated that there should be religious freedom and separation of church and state
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Treaty created between France and Britain along with the name of the French commander
This man was a lawyer who defended the British soliders who committed the Boston Massacre. He later joined the Revolutionary effort along with someone else from the same namesake
John Adams
Campaign used by Burgoyne, Howe and Clinton to gain control of the Hudson River
This rebellion was against the taxes given by Congress, eventually put down.
Shay's rebellion
This was created by the Congress saying that territories would become a state after reaching certain requirements
Land Ordinance
These 2 generals, one from Germany, the other from France, were key to the revolutionary effort
Baron Von Steuben, Marquis de Lafeyette
This man wrote Letters from a Pennsylvania farmer and campaigned to stay loyal to Britain until Lexington and Concord
John Dickinson
Where did General Nathaniel Howe end up going as a result of the New Jersey and New York Plan?
He captured Philidelphia, leading to the defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga
This rebellion was against the excise tax put in place by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. put down by Washington by force
Whiskey Rebellion
These were created to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts, these said that States could nullify things they saw as unconstitutional
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions