What is the group that corresponded with the other colonies keeping them informed of events in their colony?
100
Patriots or Rebels
What is the name for the people who wanted freedom from England?
100
women
What is the group that held together the farms and businesses while the Patriots were fighting the British?
100
Shay's Rebellion
What is name of the rebellion that the farmers of Mass. stormed the arsenal when their farms were going to be auctioned off since they couldn't pay their taxes?
100
religion
The NW Ordinance let people have the guarantee of freedom of
200
Sons of Liberty
What is the name of the secret group, which included attorneys, craftsman, and other upper class folk that encouraged the colonists to revolt against the King of England?
200
Loyalists or Tories
What is the name of the people who supported the King of England and did not want to fight?
200
guerrilla warfare
What is the type of warfare that uses sneak tactics, like hiding, sniping, and dirty tricks?
200
They could not levy national taxes
What is was the major weakness of the Articles of the Confederation?
200
Battle of Saratoga
What is the battle's name that made the Europeans realize that the Patriots could beat the British?
300
Stamp Act
What is was the name of the act that led to the British taxing the colonists documents, newspapers, wills, etc.
300
mercantilism
What is name that refers to nations increasing their wealth by using the raw material (natural resources) from their colonies, shipping them back to their country, making things, and then selling them back to the colony?
300
Northwest Territory
The new land that was west of the Appalacians was finally opened to settlement was called the
300
Declaration of Indepence
What is the name of the document that tried to pressure the king into making the soldiers go back to England?
400
Tea Act
What is the name of the act that led to people letting the yummy tea rot on the ship deck instead of buying it and also throwing some chests overboard?
400
The Enlightenment
What is the name of the movement that enlightened the public about mens' rights, logic, reason, and scientific knowledge?
400
Native Americans
Which group of people were split over who to help - the Patriots or the English?
400
Slavery
What is Northwest Ordinance described how the new land was to be goverened and outlined settlers rights....what was outlawed?
400
Consitition
What is name of the blueprint how we run our country
500
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the British told the colonists that they could not settle west of the Appalacian Mountain range because they didn't want to deal with the N/A and also they didn't want to spend any more $$$$....they made a proc___________
500
John Locke
What is the name of the English philosopher who was a major supported of "mens natural rights" and said that a government should get its power from the people....or it is not valid?
500
The Southern Colonies
Which colonies were more apt to help the British?
500
townships
The Land Ordinance of 1785 called for surveyors to stake out 6 mile square plots of land called