Origins of Revolution
Conflict fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley
What is the 7 years war?
This is a group of civilians that act as soldiers to defend their community in an emergency.
What is a Militia?
Battle that involved the militias of two small Massachusetts towns. Famous for the ride of Paul Revere.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This was the first governing document for the Americans after the end of the Revolutionary War.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This part of the Consitution was added after it was originally approved by the states. It laid out specific liberites for individuals and protections from the federal government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
An intellectual movement that focused on science and rationality.
What is the Enlightenment?
This person is one of the founders of the sons of liberty. He is the 1st cousin of the 2nd president.
Who is Sam Adams?
Battle considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War since it led France to support the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
A conflict started by indebted farmers in Western Massachusetts that left people questioning the future of the nation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This compromise led to a bicameral legislature, with one house based on population and one with representation equal for each state.
What is the Great Compromise?
This was a religious movement seen as a response to the Enlightenment that had a focus on education.
What is the Great Awakening?
This act required a tax be paid that would affect all official documents, newspapers, etc.
What is the Stamp Act?
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War - must include year.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783
This political party favored a weaker central government.
Who are the anti-federalists?
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This was one of the most important consequences of the 7 Years War, it led to Britain raising taxes on the colonists.
What is heavy debt?
This describes the economic system where the colonies supply raw materials and the mother country sends manufactured goods.
What is mercantilism?
This leader of the Sons of Liberty was tragically killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Who is Joseph Warren?
This person is known as the first published African American poet in the US. Her poetry inspired those in the revolution and had themes of liberty and freedom.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This compromise led to enslaved people being counted as a fraction of a person for representation in government.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
This line prevented colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley, the land the 7 Years War was just fought over.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
Forced the colonists to pay to feed and house troops stationed in America after the 7YW
What is the Quartering Act?
Battle that turned the tide of the war, allowing the colonists to continue and captured much needed supplies. Where Washignton famously crossed the Delaware.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
One of the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were that the Federal government could not do this, which was a problem after the borrowing that happened during the war.
What is the ability to raise/borrow money?
This plan would have had representation based solely on population
What is the Virginia plan?