Seven Years War
What was the trigger for the Seven Years War?
dispute over the Austrian throne
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
3 Branches of government: executive, -----, judicial
legislative
The British and French fought over what?
waterways
When was the Stamp Act imposed?
1765
How many amendments were approved by the states?
10
Who captured Austrian Selisia?
King Frederick II of Prussia
When did the American Revolution formally begun?
when the Declaration of Independence was signed
Who framed the U.S. constitution?
James Madison
Which French ally transferred their land to Britain?
Spain
What did the opening line of the Declaration of Independence spell out?
U.S. was a new nation
How many states, out of 13, ratified the Consitution in 1788?
9
What year did British defeat the French forces?
1759
Who was the British troop leader that was forced to surrender?
Charles Cornwallis
What is the article of confederation of 1781?
first U.S. constitution