The Road to Revolution
This document, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention settled the issue of representation in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
The 1783 treaty ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This movement emphasized reason, science, and individual rights.
What is the Enlightenment?
This Enlightenment thinker heavily influenced Jefferson’s ideas in the Declaration.
Who is John Locke?
This Enlightenment thinker heavily influenced Jefferson’s ideas in the Declaration.
Who is John Locke?
This compromise counted a portion of enslaved people for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This rebellion in western Massachusetts highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This religious revival movement stressed personal faith and emotional experience.
What is the First Great Awakening?
This was the first constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This was the first constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This group supported a strong central government and the new Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
This 1794 treaty with Britain was unpopular, but it avoided war.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
This woman advocated for women’s rights in her letter to John Adams.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This 1787 meeting was called to revise the Articles but ended up creating a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This 1787 meeting was called to revise the Articles but ended up creating a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This group opposed the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This 1797 scandal involved French officials demanding bribes from American diplomats.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This group of people was most likely to support the British during the Revolution.
Who were the Loyalists?
This 1775 battle was technically a British victory, but it proved the colonists could stand up to the British army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
These were written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to promote ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This 1798 law made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and allowed the president to deport them.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The 1794 uprising was in response to a federal tax on a domestic product.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This 1790s political party favored agriculture, states’ rights, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?