Acts and Taxes
A compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures
Tax
The first battles of the American Revolutionary War
The "pre constitution"; Created a loose unity between the states
Articles of Confederation
Writs of Assistance
Phrase that colonists rallied behind throughout the Revolutionary War
"No taxation without representation"
Rebellion that revealed to the leaders in Congress that Articles of Confederation were "weak"
Shay's Rebellion
Act that led to the housing of British soldiers in the home of the colonials
Quartering Act
Type of unconventional warfare used in American Revolutionary War
Guerilla War
Revolutionary War
The Stamp Act of 1765
Document that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris
One reason why the Articles of Confederation were viewed as "weak"
Inability to regulate trade, could not levy taxes, failed to form a militia, needed unanimous consent from all states to pass laws
Nickname of the four acts passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party; disgust
Intolerable Acts
Crossing the Delaware River. (Name of battle)
Battle of Trenton
Biggest accomplishment from the Articles of Confederation as it lead to a newfound emphasis on public education, outlawing of slavery and pathway to new states
Northwest Ordiance