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He was the author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....
Battle of Lexington
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
What was the Northwest Ordinance
A process on how the land would become states, the law of the land- outlawed slavery
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley.
What will lead to a rebellion of poor farmers, known as Shays Rebellion
He was the main author of a document that will influence the colonist that it was Common Sense to separate from England
Thomas Paine
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
This battle led European countries like France to join in the fight
Battle of Saratoga
What weaknesses did the Articles of Confederation have
No power to tax, no power to enforce the laws,
no power to settle quarrels between the states
What strengths did the Articles of Confederation have
The power to declare war, power to coin money,
the power to form treaties, the power to set up post offices
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?
Crispus Attucks
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
This is a time when the continental army endured the hardship of the cold winter lack of supplies and shelter
Winter at Valley Forge
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
What effect does Shay's Rebellion have on the national government
It proved the Articles of Confederation was too weak
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Patrick Henry
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
This is were the last British commander Lord Cornwallis will be defeated by George Washington
Battle of Yorktown
What was the land ordinance
This was the process on how the land would be surveyed and sold 1$ per acre
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts