Constitution- Not the DND Kind.
This compromise made it so that an enslaved individual counted as 3/5ths of a person towards a state's taxes and representation.
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
This Proclamation prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachians.
What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
This guy wrote Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
Lasting from 1702 to 1713, the British gained "Nova Scotia" and trading rights in Spanish America.
What is Queen Anne's War?
Tea and taxes. Or rather, the dumping of tea in protest of taxes.
A meeting held in 1787 with the purpose of creating a Constitution for the US.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This act increased duties on foreign sugar and other luxuries.
What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
The belief that God takes a more integrated role in people's lives, regularly intervening to punish or reward people's actions.
What is Deism?
Lasting from 1744-1748, James Oglethrope fought back the Spaniards in Georgia. (Hint. Emphasis on Georgia.)
What is King George's War?
This group was framed for dumping the 342 crates of tea.
Who were the Native Americans?
This divided the power of the government into three different branches; legislative, executive, and judicial.
This act required revenue stamps to be on any sort of legal document or printed paper.
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
The emergence of belief in reasoning over religion, as well as an emphasis on studying, science, and human behavior.
What is Rationalism?
Coming to an end, in 1697, the British failed to capture Quebec from a certain baguette-loving country, and invoked the wrath of natives backed by said country, who then proceeded to set British frontiers ablaze.
What is King William's War?
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
This group supported the Constitution, a strong federal government, and emphasized the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Who were the Federalists?
A secret society organized to intimidate tax agents. Laborers, artisans, and women were all included in this group for the purpose of political activism.
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
The belief that power was not exclusive to those at the top of the power chain or those "chosen by God," but rather that power came from below.
What is the Social Contract?
In 1763, this treaty gave Britain exceeding control of North America and virtually removed all French power on the continent.
What is the Peace of Paris Treaty?
This fellow stood up in the House of Burgess to demand that the king's government recognize all citizens (including colonists!) rights, especially the right of taxation with representation.
Who is Patrick Henry?
The length of time that would have to pass before Congress could vote on whether to ban slavery or not.
What is 20 years?
These acts:
-Closed the Boston Port to trade until destroyed tea (from BTP) was paid for
-Reduced power of Massachusetts legislature and increased power of royal governor
-Allowed royal officials to be tried in Great Britain rather than in the colonies
-Allowed British troops to quarter in private homes.
What were the Coercive Acts?
This document argued that colonies should become independent states and sever political ties with Britain, since a small island should not logically rule a whole continent overseas.
What is Common Sense?
The year that the French surrendered Quebec.
What is 1759?
This group lowered the price of tea to the point of being cheaper than the smuggled Dutch Tea, yet colonists refused to buy its goods because it meant acknowledging taxes.