French & Indian War
This granted Britain the following territories: French Canada, All French territory east of the Mississippi River, Spanish Florida and recent conquests in Africa and India.
The Treaty of Paris, 1763
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention and where was it?
George Washington; Philadelphia
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine (I would also have accepted The OG T-Paine)
Which document proclaimed the United States to be an independent nation and helped to escalate the conflict with Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
Which document replaced the Articles?
The Constitution
This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury and devised a financial program that helped to put the United States on secure financial footing as well as strengthened the ties between states and the central government.
Alexander Hamilton
This territory was claimed by both the French and the British and conflict here ultimately led to the French and Indian War.
The Ohio Valley
Which colony did not send delegates to the convention?
Rhode Island
Which Act Prohibited Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the location where the shots were "heard around the world"?
Lexington and Concord
Which governmental body established a committee to draft the articles?
The Second Continental Congress
This kerfuffle was in response to Hamilton's excise tax on alcohol.
Whiskey Rebellion
Which Native American "Confederacy" fought with the British?
The Iroquois Confederacy
The Constitutional Convention was intended to revise which document?
The Articles of Confederation
Which group's members were responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
Which treaty ended the War?
The treaty of Paris
The Articles only created which branch of government?
Legislative
This agreement between the British and the U.S. ignored America's claim that "free ships and free goods," and accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.
Jay's Treaty
This plan proposed one general government be formed in America that includes all of the colonies to help the British counter French Expansion.
The Albany Plan of Union
The Great Compromise was middle ground between which two plans?
The New Jersey Plan and The Virginia Plan
Which Act allowed British soldiers to stay in Barns, Inns, and other unoccupied structures if proper housing was not provided?
The Quartering Act of 1774
Where did Washington and his soldiers camp out during the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
The Articles of Confederation had to be ratified by how many states?
This man was responsible for getting the Alien and Sedition Acts passes and was the on Federalist president.
John Adams
The war ended which British Policy of mostly autonomy and self-governance for the colonies?
Salutary Neglect
How many states had to ratify the Constitution?
nine
Which acts were intended to raise revenue for governors and judges so they would remain loyal to the British?
The Townshend Acts
American victory at this battle led to a military alliance with France.
The Battle of Saratoga
This conflict in Massachusetts was about exorbitant tax increases that caused mobs of angry farmers to close the courts to prevent foreclosure on their farms.
This was the peaceful transfer of power between opposing parties and served as proof that the republican experiment would work.
The siege of which French-controlled city was a major turning point of the war where General James Wolfe advanced quietly in the cover of darkness and surprised the larger French forces?
Quebec
What had to be promised to the Antifederalists in order for them to support ratifying the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Virtual Representation
This battle marked the end of the British advancement into the Southern Colonies
This established the principle that territories could become states as their populations grew above 60,000 and prohibited slavery as well as earmarked funds from land sales for the support of schools.
Pinckney's Treaty w/ Spain
Treaty of Greenville w/ Native Americans