Britain
What were the goals of policies such as the Stamp, Sugar, and Tea act?
To pay British war debts.
What book by Thomas Paine pushed for American Resistance towards the British?
Common Sense
What was the primary cause for revolution?
Unjust Taxation
What was the failed document before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Why did Britain become more imperial over the U.S. Colonies?
Britain needed defense against France and wanted to grow the economy.
Why was there a miniature civil war among the American people?
Loyalists, Patriots, and undecided individuals argued about the idea of Independence.
What did the Declaration of Independence state?
The rights and wrongs of the British Monarch (George the iii)
What British conflict in the mid 1750s led to the end of salutary neglect?
The French-Indian War (1754-1763)
The U.S Colonies first attempt to establish a form of unification and representation was known as what?
The First Continental Congress (1774)
What major battle was considered the final battle?
Siege of Yorktown (1781)
What were the main differences between the Northern and Southern economies?
The North was based on commerce/manufacturing and the South was focused of Cash crops and enslaved labor.
What is an example of colonial resistance against British policy?
The Boston tea party.
What Famous slogan was used to protest British taxation?
"No Taxation Without Representation!"
Which country supported the Colonies after the Battle of Saratoga (1777)?
The French
What did the Proclamation act of 1763 declare?
That colonists can't send past the Appalachian Mountains.
What acts finally sparked the Revolutionary war?
The intolerable acts(1774)
Which 2nd Amendment found in the Bill of Rights was directly inspired by which Revolutionary battle?
Lexington and Concord