Causes of the Rev
This war lasted from 1754-1763
This man created the mantra, "Life, Liberty, Property"
John Locke
List ONE New England Colony
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine and convinced colonists to declare independence
Common Sense
This law allowed for slaves to count as 3/5 of a white population
3/5 Compromise
List TWO taxes imposed on the colonists
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Provide ONE example of an early colonial representative government
Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Mayflower Compact
This was America's first law code
Articles of Confederation
This group supported a STRONG central government and WEAK states rights
Federalists
This was an invisible boundary at the Appalachian Mountains that stopped colonists from moving West
This man wrote the famous pamphlet, Common Sense
Thomas Paine
This group supported a WEAK central government and preferred STRONG states rights
Anti-Federalists
This was written by Thomas Jefferson and included a list of grievances against the British
Declaration of Independence
The part of Congress that is based on a state's population
House of Representatives
This European event inspired colonists to form representative governments
Enlightenment
This man was a soldier in the French and Indian War and general of the Continental Army
George Washington
George Washington's army was forced to winter here during the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge
This was added to the Constitution to solve the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Bill of Rights
List TWO major debates during the Constitutional Convention
1. Representation
2. Slavery (counted as population or not)
3. Bill of Rights
This Act closed the Boston Harbor and imposed martial law
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
This man led a rebellion that almost took down the Articles of Confederation
Daniel Shays
These documents were written in order to argue in SUPPORT of the U.S. Constitution
The Federalist Papers
This included a bicameral legislature, a president, and is an example of federalism
The Constitution
A form of government that splits power between a federal government and state government
Federalism