Events
When was the boston tea party
1773
What was the main cause for the tax acts on the colonists
Debt from the french and indian war
Who defended the Boston Massacre
John Adams
What group defended lexington and concord
The minute men
First Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
What was the Constitutional Convention
Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States. in Philadelphia
What act stated the colonists must house Redcoats
Quartering Act 1765
What Bar owner Lead the sons of liberty
Samuel adams
What group was paid by the British to fight
German Hessians
XYZ Affair
An insult to the American delegation when they were supposed to be meeting French foreign minister, Talleyrand, but instead they were sent 3 officials Adams called "X,Y, and Z" that demanded $250,000 as a bribe to see Talleyrand.
What was held in 1775 to discuss war
Second continental congress
What is one of the items taxed on the stamp act of 1765
Legal docs, Newspapers, Dice, Playing cards
Who lead the continental army
George Washington
What were the tactics the Americans used called
Guerilla warfare
Marbury v. Madison
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
What was the olive branch petition
Appeal to King George to bring peace
What year was the sugar act
1764
Who had the "Midnight ride"
Paul revere
What Frenchman was pivotal in the war effort
Marquis de lafayette
Louisiana Purchase
territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
What were the effects of the boston massacre
All taxes except tea tax repealed, 5 dead 6 wounded, Increased tension
What were the intolerable acts
The boston port act and the second quartering act
Who turned traitor in the revolutionary war
Benedict Arnold
What treaty ended the revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris 1783
who wrote the national anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner