French and Indian War & Road to the Revolution
This 1754-1763 conflict was fought in North America due to intensified French and British competition for colonies and territories, such as the Ohio River Valley
What is the French and Indian War?
These were the opening battles of the American Revolution, known as the "shot heard round the world"
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The number of branches of government under the Articles of Confederation government
What is one unicameral legislature?
This revolution overthrew King Louis XVI and would divide Americans
What is the French Revolution?
The 1763 law passed by the British government banning colonial settlement west of the Appalachians
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
This is Thomas Paine's influential 18th century pamphlet urging rebellion
What is Common Sense?
These are the essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of ratifying the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
The Democratic-Republican response to the Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition Acts of 1798, notable for arguing that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws if necessary
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
The 1765 act that placed a direct tax on printed materials in order to payoff Britain’s war debt
What is the Stamp Act?
America's first national constitution, notable for its lack of power to tax
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution, using the principle of Separation of Powers, established these three branches of government
What are the executive, judicial, and legislative branches?
In 1790, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton asked Congress to charter this institution, an action which contributed to the split in the Federalist party
What is the Bank of the United States?
This is a two parter folks, this was Parliament’s reason for ending salutary neglect and the main American colonial tax objection (you will have four words to use for each part)
What is War debt/defense costs?
What is "no taxation without representation"?
The 1777 battle which was key in securing America's alliance with France
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What are the Bill of Rights?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?