Causes of the Revolution
This act required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
The first battles of the American Revolution took place here.
What are Lexington and Concord?
He set many presidential precedents and warned against political parties.
Who is George Washington?
Washington advised against these in his Farewell Address.
What are political parties and permanent foreign alliances?
This river became the western boundary of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
What is the Mississippi River?
This 1773 event was a protest against British taxes on tea.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This battle convinced France to support the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
He passed the Alien and Sedition Acts during his presidency.
Who is John Adams?
This act under Adams made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and restricted free speech.
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This document announced the colonies' break from Britain and listed grievances against the king.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The slogan “No taxation without representation” came in response to this British policy.
What is the Stamp Act?
Washington crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack here on Christmas night.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
He purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 1807 law hurt U.S. trade by banning exports to foreign nations.
What is the Embargo Act?
This economic policy said colonies existed to benefit the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
These laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and were nicknamed the “Intolerable Acts.”
What are the Coercive Acts?
This winter camp tested the strength of the Continental Army but showed their endurance.
What is Valley Forge?
His presidency included the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
efferson's Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S. and gave control of this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
This part of the Constitution allows it to be changed or added to over time.
What is the amendment process?
This 1774 meeting of colonial delegates was the first unified political action against Britain.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This final battle led to the British surrender in 1781.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
His doctrine warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Who is James Monroe?
This event involved a scandal during Adams’ presidency where French agents demanded bribes.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention created a two-house Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?