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The country that won the Revolutionary War.
What is the United States?
Responsible for taxes imposed on the colonies
What was King George iii?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
What issues did the United States face after winning the war? (Name 1)
weak government, debt, lack of currency, strained relationships with other countries
This factor that contributed most to colonies seeking independence from Britain.
What is unfair taxes?
This final battle of the war when the Continental Army trapped the British Army.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
According to the Declaration of Independence, these rights are unalienable.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
After the Revolutionary War, the people in the United States were no longer ruled by...
What was the King and Parliament?
Colonists chanted "no taxation without representation" in response to this decision from Parliament.
What is the Stamp Act?
This group supported freedom for the colonists and were responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The founding father who created the first national bank and was killed by Aaron Burr in a duel.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The main effect of the Intolerable Acts.
What is more colonists became convinced that the British were treating them unfairly?
A person who supported the cause of freedom from Britain.
What is a Patriot?
The founding father who was responsible for getting France's support in the Revolutionary War.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
These two documents served as written plans for government in the colonies
What were the Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
How did the sentiment "all men are created equal" influence the history of the United States
encouraged women, people of color, and other groups to fight for equal rights
The location of the first Continental Congress.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
This delegate from Massachusetts and the second president of the United States.
Who was John Adams?