People
Led as the commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, later becoming the first U.S. president.
George Washington
This act was created in 1764 and placed duties on sugar and other things. It is also known as the Revenue Act of 1764.
The Sugar Act
The constant issuing of taxes and acts by the British Government angered the Colonists, eventually leading to what major event in American History?
The American Revolutionary War
Freedom of Speech, or of Press.
First Amendment
The first battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Known as the main author of the Declaration of Independence, they would become the third president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
This act was created in 1765 and required colonists to give food and shelter to British soldiers.
What was the most important contribution of women during the Revolutionary War?
Maintenance of the colonial economy (Ran family farms and businesses, as well as provided food and clothing)
Right to bear Arms.
Second Amendment
An event in which American colonists, disguised as American Indians, invaded British ships and dumped 342 tea chests into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party.
Appointed to be the first Secretary of the Treasury, they supported the creation of a national bank and the payment of all national debt within the country.
Alexander Hamilton
This act was created by Parliament in 1765 and made it so that stamps must be placed on most printed paper in the American colonies.
The Stamp Act
Agreement over whether or not enslaved people should be counted in state populations.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Fourth Amendment
A battle during the American Revolution that resulted in thousands of British casualties and an American victory.
Bunker Hill
The United States' first chief justice of the Supreme Court who was responsible for assisting in the writing of the Federalist Papers.
John Jay
An act that placed taxes on imported tea, glass, and paper so that officials of the crown would be paid. This act also made it so that homes could be searched for smuggled goods with a writ of assistance.
The Townshend Acts
With the popularity increase of the idea of the Separation of Church and State, which three New England states did the Congregational Church continue to receive state support in the form of a religious tax?
New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
The Accused has a right to a speedy and public trial.
Sixth Amendment
A war that started with George Washington attacking the French Fort Duquense in Pittsburgh. It is also known as the French and Indian War.
The Seven Years War
A well-known writer who wrote the Common Sense pamphlet, as well as the Crisis papers during the American Revolution.
Thomas Paine
The name given to the Coercive and Quebec Acts by enraged Colonists. These laws closed the Boston port, expanded the Quartering Acts, and more.
The Intolerable Acts
Group of Colonists who maintained their allegiance to the king by supporting and fighting alongside British soldiers.
Tories
No excessive bail shall be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Eighth Amendment
The convention of delegates that met in Philadelphia of September 1774 with the purpose of responding to the British threats to American liberties. The delegates included people from all colonies except for Georgia.
The First Continental Congress