Road to Revolution
This 1765 act placed a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies.
Stamp
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence
Jefferson
He organized the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
First battles of the Revolution occurred at _____
Lexington and concord
Under the Articles, there was no separate branch for this function.
Executive
Protest slogan: “No _____ without ____.”
No taxation without representation.
The Declaration was adopted on this date (month only).
July
This pamphleteer wrote Common Sense.
Thomas Paine
Turning point battle of the war, leading to the French alliance.
Battle of Saratoga
The Articles created a weak ____ government.
Central
This 1770 event involved the deaths of five colonists at the hands of British soldiers.
Massacre
What is the introduction of the Constitution called?
Preamble
He was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Washington
The final major battle of the war occurred here in 1781, helped lead to victory.
Yorktown
This 1787 rebellion in Massachusetts highlighted the weakness of the Articles.
Shays rebellion
The 1773 colonial protest had to do with some colonists dressed as natives and took place in this city.
Boston- Boston tea party.
The document lists grievances against this monarch.
King George the 3rd of Britain
This Virginian argued for independence, saying, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
The 1783 treaty ending the war was signed in this European city.
Treaty of Paris
This land ordinance of 1787 established a process for admitting new states.
Northwest Ordinance
The 1774 laws punishing Massachusetts were known by this name.
intolerable acts
The Declaration asserts that governments derive power from the “consent of the ____.”
Governed
Diplomat who secured the French alliance in 1778.
Ben Franklin
German mercenaries hired by Britain to fight the colonists.
Hessians
The Articles required this level of approval (fraction) to amend.
unanimous