Causes of Revolution
Event that caused Britain to be in debt and tax the colonists more and enforce more british laws.
French and Indian War
The Declaration of Independence started....
The Revolutionary War
How did Geography impact the Battle of Yorktown?
French Navy cut off British escape
What are the articles of confederation?
First version of US Government
First 10 Amendments of the constitution are known as...
The Bill of Rights (Result of Fed/Anti-Fed debate)
What the colonists' response to the Proclamation of 1763?
They ignored it and continued settling westward.
What is "Common Sense" and who wrote it.
Pamphlet that convinced many colonists they should be independent from Britain.
Thomas Paine
What happened at Valley Forge?
Who is Baron Von Steuben?
Place where washington's army had to camp. Soldiers died of starvation in the snow but became a better fighting force.
Trained Washington's army at Valley Forge.
They were afraid of a powerful central gov.
Why did federalists initially think there should not be a Bill of Rights?
They thought that if they made one it would be assumed those were the only ones citizens had.
What was the name of the first major tax on the colonists and what was the Colonial response to it?
Stamp Act. Formed Committees of Correspondence to protest the law.
Who is John Locke and how did he influence the Declaration of Independence?
Locke - enlightenment philosopher
Life, liberty, and property = Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Explain the Battle of Trenton
- Washington Crossed the delaware river!!!!!!!
- Attacked on Christmas Eve
- First victory for Washington's army
What did Shay's Rebellion demonstrate about the Aoc?
That they were too weak and federal government could not enforce laws.
What was the biggest criticisms Anti-Federalists had with the constitution?
It did not have a specific protections for individual rights
Federal Government was too powerful
Put these events in order
Proclamation of 1763
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
The idea that people can abolish their governments if their governments abuse their rights is called....
The Social Contract
Why was Saratoga a turning point in the war?
Convinced the French to support the Americans.
(Franklin and Adams both able to secure diplomatic support for the war)
What were some weaknesses of the AoC
- couldn't tax
- needed 9/13 states to agree on new laws
Southern states wanted slaves to be counted towards their population.
Northern states did not want slaved to be counted towards population.
How did they solve this problem?
3/5 Compromise
What are the Intolerable Acts and what was the colonial response to it.
Punished Boston
-Shut down boston Harbor
- Military rule of boston
- Quartering Act
Colonial Response - First Continental Congress
Who drafted and revised the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of 5
(Including Adams and Franklin)
Explain the role of Women, Native Americans, and Free/Enslaved African Americans in the revolutionary war.
Women - nurses, cooks, spies
Native Americans - Supported the British because of land claims.
Free/Enslaved African Americans - Supported the colonists because they thought they would have more rights under new American Gov.
- Promoted public education
- Outlawed slavery in NW territory
In congress, small states wanted equal representation. Big states wanted representation by population.
How did the founders solve this problem?
Great Compromise
Congress would have 2 houses
Senate - Equal rep
House of Reps - By population