Road to Revolution
What war started in 1754 and caused Britain to tax the colonies?
The French and Indian War
What battle was the “shot heard ’round the world”?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was America’s first constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Who was the first U.S. president?
George Washington
Natural Rights
Basic rights of all people
What slogan protested British taxes?“
No taxation without representation”
What 1776 document declared colonial independence?
Declaration of Independence
What rebellion showed its weakness?
Shays’ Rebellion
What speech warned against alliances and parties?
Washington’s Farewell Addres
What 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials, sparking widespread protest?
Stamp Act
What 1763 law banned settlement west of the Appalachians?
Proclamation of 1763
What pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for separation from Britain?
Common Sense
What 1787 meeting created the U.S. Constitution?
Constitutional Convention
What rebellion did Washington stop to prove federal power?
Whiskey Rebellion
What term described women’s role in teaching republican values at home after the Revolution?
Republican Motherhood
What event killed 5 colonists and was used as propaganda?
The Boston Massacre
What 1777 American victory convinced France to join the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What compromise created the Senate and House?
Great (Connecticut) Compromise
What law punished critics of the government?
Alien and Sedition Acts
What philosophy, inspired by the Enlightenment, stated that people agree to be governed in exchange for protection of their rights?
John Locke’s Social Contract
What 1773 protest dumped British tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What 1781 battle ended the war?
Battle of Yorktown
What compromise counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What documents claimed states could nullify federal laws?
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Which Native American uprising followed the French and Indian War and sought to resist British rule in the Great Lakes region?
Pontiac’s Rebellion