Conflicts
What was the war between Britain and the American colonies that resulted in American independence?
What was the American Revolution?
What was the first document that declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain and outlined the principles of natural rights and the right to revolution?
What was the Declaration of Independence?
What was the first protest against British policies and Parliament, specifically taxation, called?
What was the saying “No Taxation Without Representation"?
What was the conflict between Britain and France from 1754 to 1763 that led to increased British debts and attempts to control colonial resources?
What was the French and Indian War?
What was the document that established a stronger federal government with 3 branches of government?
What was the U.S. Constitution?
What was a major canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River in NY state? (Hint: it made trade more efficient)
What was the Erie Canal?
What was the rebellion that showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What was Shay’s' Rebellion?
What was the first governing document of the new American nation? (Hint: It had many flaws)
What were the Articles of Confederation?
What were the series of essays written by Federalists to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution?
What were the Federalist Papers?
What was the violent tax protest that took place in the U.S. from 1791 - 1994 and was a response to a federal tax on whiskey?
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
In what meeting did state delegates come together to draft a new constitution as a result of Shay’s Rebellion?
What was the Constitutional Convention?
What system that had the goal of paying taxes resulted from the National Bank?
What was the Tariff System?
What was the official army of the 13 Colonies during the American Revolutionary War? (Hint: George Washington was the commander-in-chief?)
What was the Continental Army?
What were the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which protect individual rights and limit the power of the government?
What were the Bill of Rights?
What were the 2 factions that debated the ratification of the Constitution? (Hint: they argued over how much power the government should have?)
What were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?