Causes of the Revolution
This war between Britain and France left Britain deeply in debt.
French and Indian War
This 1770 event resulted in five colonists being killed by British soldiers.
Boston Massacre.
This man served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. And was the first President of the U.S.
George Washington
This was the first governing document of the United States.
Article of Confederation
This meeting took place in Philadelphia in 1787 to address problems with the Articles of Confederation.
Constitutional Convention
This document begins with the famous words, "We the People."
This tax placed on newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials.
Stamp Act.
Colonists protested the Tea Act by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This 1777 American victory convinced France to openly support the American cause.
Battle of Saratoga
Under the Articles, most government power was held by the individual states rather than this national institution.
Federal government
This plan favored large states and proposed representation based on population.
Virginia Plan
These are the first three words of the Constitution and express the idea that government gets its authority from the people.
"We The People"
this 1767 series of taxes placed duties on good sum has glass, paper, paint and tea.
Townshend Acts
These laws were passed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
This was the harsh winter encampment where Washington's army suffered from disease, hunger, and shortages.
This major weakness made it difficult for Congress to raise money to pay debts or fund the government.
lack of power tax
This plan favored small states and proposed equal representation for each state.
New Jersey Plan
This principle divides government power among three branches.
Separation of Powers
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
This 1774 meeting brought representatives from the colonies together to discuss their response to Britain.
First Continental Congress
This French military leader volunteered to fight alongside the Americans and became an important ally of Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
This 1786–1787 uprising by Massachusetts farmers demonstrated weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
Shays' Rebellion
This compromise created a two-house Congress with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other.
Great Compromise
This system allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.
Checks and Balances
This phrase represented the colonists' argument that they should not be taxed by a Parliament in which they had no elected representatives.
The first battles of the American Revolution took place in these two Massachusetts towns.
Lexington and Concord
This 1781 battle ended major fighting in the Revolution and resulted in Cornwallis's surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
This law organized western territories and established a process for territories to become states while also banning slavery in the territory north of the Ohio River.
Northwest Ordinance 1787
This compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted when determining a state's population for representation and taxation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Why did the framers divide the government into three branches?
To prevent too much power from being concentrated in one part of government.