Causes of American Revolution
Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line of 1763
Date in which the D.O.I. was written
July 4, 1776
Battle that started the American Revolution
This is known as the 1st U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Act requiring colonists to allow British soldiers to live with them and house them.
Quartering Act
Placed a tax on goods such as glass and lead
Townshend Acts
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Battle in Massachusetts where the British kept charging the Colonists and led to many casualties of the British.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This government was weak under the Articles of Confederation
Central/National Government
Provide one goal (out of 3) that the Second Continental Congress looked to achieve.
1. Colonists realized King George would not meet their demands
2. Decide whether or not to go to war for Independence
3. Writing Declaration of Independence
This war was the first cause of the American Revolution
French and Indian War
Natural rights that a person is born with and cannot be taken away
Unalienable Rights - Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
Turning point of the war, Colonists gained French support
Battle of Saratoga
Shays' Rebellion
What was the main idea behind Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
For colonists to proclaim themselves a republic/independent. Makes no sense to ruled by someone over 3,000 miles away.
Colonists wanted a say in Parliament. This was a phrase used by Colonists to protest against British taxes.
No Taxation without Representation.
Why did the colonists create the Declaration of Independence?
To formally declare independence from Great Britain
Final battle of the Revolutionary War, General Cornwallis surrenders, occurred in 1781
Battle of Yorktown
States could apply for statehood, required a 60,000 population, and slavery was prohibited
Northwest Ordinance
The pamphlet Common Sense most directly led to the writing of this document
Declaration of Independence
Closed down of Boston Harbor, stopped local governments, and forced colonists to house British soldiers were punishments for this event
Boston Tea Party
Colonists complained about quartering of troops, no trial by jury, taxation without representation, which were examples of:
Grievances
Peace treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War which recognized American independence and granted land east of the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris 1783
No executive or judicial branch, money had no value, couldn't enforce laws were examples of:
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
One outcome of Shay's Rebellion was
It revealed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and a new form of government was needed for the United States of America.