Chapter 5
The result of deep rooted tension between British troops and American colonists in 1770.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The last major battle of the Revolution
What is Yorktown?
What was the name of the first American constitution that gave the government limited power?
What was The Articles of Confederation
The first major coordinated colonial response to Britain's taxes.
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
His role in the Revolution was to negotiate in France with the goal to secure American independence.
Who is Ben Franklin?
What decided that enslaved people would count as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress?
This group of people used propaganda to keep British oppositions alive.
Who were the Sons of liberty?
What experience strengthened soldiers grit for the Revolutionary cause?
What was surviving Valley Forge?
Which Rebellion convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation were not working?
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
The first battle with opened arm conflict between the Americans and the British. Which shifted the Revolution form boycotts to military conflict.
What was the battle of Lexington and Concord?
What group became upset after the Revolution because they expected more political involvement in return for their efforts?
What were women?
What created a Congress with two houses?
What was the Great Compramise?
Out comes of this war include: a strong alliance with Catholic Spain, European competition for land is eliminated, and increasing tension due to housing British troops.
In which state did women briefly gain the right to vote because the law didn’t specify gender until it was corrected?
What was New Jersey?
Who was Alexander Hamilton?