Indigenous Nations
What was the Great Law of Peace?
A system of laws that helped govern the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
What war increased Britain’s debt and led to new taxes on the colonies?
French and Indian War.
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who commanded the Continental Army?
George Washington.
What document created the first national government of the United States?
Articles of Confederation.
What was the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
An alliance of Indigenous nations in the Northeast.
Why is the French and Indian War a Terrible Name?
It was between the British and the French
What are rights that people are naturally born with called
Natural rights.
What battle is often considered the first battle of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord.
What rebellion showed weaknesses in the Articles?
Shays’ Rebellion.
What is colonization?
The process of establishing control over another land and its people.
What did the phrase “No Taxation Without Representation” mean?
Colonists opposed being taxed without having representatives in Parliament.
Name one natural right listed in the Declaration.
Life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness.
What battle helped convince France to officially support the Americans?
Saratoga.
What compromise created a House based on population and a Senate with equal representation?
Great Compromise.
Name one major impact European colonization had on Indigenous peoples.
Loss of land, disease, warfare, or disruption of traditional ways of life.
What event involved British soldiers firing on colonists in Boston?
Boston Massacre.
What did the Declaration say the colonies were becoming?
Free and independent states.
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What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris (1783).
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive, and judicial.
Why was the Great Law of Peace important?
It created a system for cooperation and peaceful decision-making among nations.
What laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive/Intolerable Acts.
What document officially declared the colonies independent from Britain?
Declaration of Independence.
What battle ended major fighting in the American Revolution?
Yorktown.
What are the first ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights.