Guns and Ships
A violent event in which five colonists were killed by British troops
What is the Boston Massacre?
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine detailing the basic reasons for revolution
What is Common Sense?
The formal document enumerating the reasons for the American Revolution
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Who is George Washington?
A war that began with the battles of Lexington and Concord
What is the American Revolution?
The idea that it is important to trust in human reason
What is Rationalism?
The original constitution of the United States, which limited the power of the federal government
What are the Articles of Confederation?
A federalist who devised a financial plan to pay off debts and establish a national bank
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
With the British and their colonies battling the French and the Native Americans, the Ohio River Valley was a centerpiece of this war.
What is the Seven Years War?
What is the French and Indian War?
The belief in the lack of interference by God
What is Deism?
Established government in the territory to the northwest of the Ohio River, while also banning slavery and promoting education in said territory
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
A leading figure in the Sons of Liberty and a devoted revolutionist
Who is Samuel Adams?
A British effort to claim Quebec that was stopped by the French and their Native American allies
What is King William's War?
The agreement among people to form a government
A series of 85 essays arguing the need to revise the constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
A quasi-war between the British colonies and France caused by the seizing of American merchant ships in the Atlantic and failed diplomatic efforts
What is the XYZ affair?
A document advocated by anti-federalists who worried that the constitution failed to adequately protect individuals
What is the Bill of Rights?
A formerly enslaved man killed during the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?