Declaration of Independence and State Constitutions
Society
100
group of colonists that organized resistance and protest movements, especially in Boston and Massachusetts
What is the Sons of Liberty
100
The colonial leaders had two of these meetings in Philadelphia
What is Continental Congress
100
This person was selected to lead the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
100
Place where the Declaration of Indpendence was signed
What is Philadelphia
100
This term means to free enslaved people
What is emancipation
200
This act created taxes on almost all paper goods in the colonies
What is the Stamp Act
200
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This country was an American ally during the war
What is France
200
"Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness" are all ideas from this Enlightenment thinker
Who is John Locke
200
These people supported the British during the war and fled in large numbers after the colonists' victory
What are Loyalists
300
These direct taxes were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party
What are the Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts
300
Benjamin Franklin helped organize this event in New York where he presented his famous "Join, or Die" cartoon
What is Albany Plan of Union
300
This American victory is considered a major turning point in the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga
300
Many new state constitutions believed in this principle regarding religion
What is separation of church and state
300
Some states gave slaveholders the right to do this, which means they got to choose if they wanted to free their slaves
What is manumission
400
This was a signed document by the colonial merchants to not buy British goods until the British repealed the Stamp Act
What is the Nonimportation Agreement
400
This general led the British forces in the south capturing both Savanahhh and Charles Town
Who is Charles Cornwallis
400
The British raised their taxes drastically after this war where the colonists did most of the fighting in North America
What is the French and Indian War
400
This state setup the practice of manumission after the war, although many slaves were not given their freedom
What is Virginia
400
The primary reason why southern leaders would not give slaves their freedom
What is economic reasons, free labor
500
This act that upset the colonists decreed that a neighboring colony would lose their right to govern themselves, the American colonies thought they were next
What is the Quebec Act
500
This person, who would later become President, defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre at their trial
Who is John Adams
500
American militia leader who conducted guerrilla warfare agaist the British in the south, think Mel Gibson
Who is Nathaniel Greene
500
The three branches of government established in many state constitutions
What is Executive, Legislative, Judicial
500
Women received a few advancements after the war including both