Colonial America
These were the three major colonial regions in British North America.
What are New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies?
This war left Britain deeply in debt and contributed to Parliament placing new taxes on the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
These battles marked the beginning of armed conflict between the colonists and Britain.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This document created the first national government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and created a stronger federal government.
What is the United States Constitution?
This colony struggled early with disease, hunger, and conflict before tobacco helped it survive economically.
What is Jamestown?
This law tried to stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued that independence from Britain made common sense.
What is Common Sense?
Under the Articles, Congress lacked this important power, making it difficult to pay national debts.
What is the power to collect taxes?
This compromise counted three-fifths of the enslaved population when determining representation and direct taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This colonial region relied heavily on cash crops such as tobacco and rice.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This law placed a tax on printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This document formally announced the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This uprising by Massachusetts farmers exposed weaknesses in the national government under the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This group supported ratification of the Constitution and favored a stronger national government.
Who were the Federalists?
This region became known for fertile farmland and grain production, earning the nickname “Breadbasket.”
What are the Middle Colonies?
This colonial group organized resistance to British policies and was associated with protests such as the Boston Tea Party.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This American victory convinced France to openly support the United States.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This compromise counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and direct taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This group feared that the Constitution gave the national government too much power and did not sufficiently protect individual liberties.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
European colonization brought disease, displacement, warfare, and major cultural disruption to this group.
Who are Indigenous peoples / Native Americans?
This meeting brought colonial leaders together to respond to the Intolerable Acts and defend colonial rights.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This battle ended with Cornwallis surrendering and effectively ended major fighting in the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and created a stronger national government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The promise to add these first ten amendments helped address Anti-Federalist concerns about individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?