Pre Revolution
What was the war the colonists fought in before the American Revolution?
French-Indian War
Who are American colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain? And the opposite?
Patriots and the opposite is loyalists
Name that person: wife who tried to influence her husband (sons of liberty member) to remember the women
Abagail Adams
Name that doc: first attempt at colonial government without British influence. What kind of federal government did it have?
Articles of Confederation // weak
Name that treaty: which treaty recognized America as an independent nation?
Treaty of Amity and Commerce
What is the name of the rebellion group in the colonies? What action do they take against the British?
Sons of Liberty // dump tea into the harbor
What two events took place in Boston? Describe what happened.
Massacre - colonists were egging on British soldiers and a misunderstanding led to fighting and some casualties
Tea Party - Sons of Liberty in protest of tea act dumped over 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
Name that person: commander in chief of the continental army
George Washington
Declaration of Independence
What is the difference between the federalists and the anti-federalists?
Fed - support strong central government // Anti - believe in states having the most power
Meeting of delegates from the American colonies to decide what they should do?
Continental Congress
What battles started and ended the war?
Lexington/Concord and Yorktown
Cornwallis
Name that doc: second attempt at colonial government forming; what kind of central government did it have?
Constitution
Strong federal government
What did Americans believe they were destined to do after the war was over? What do we call it?
Expand west // manifest destiny
How can we summarize the build up between Britain and the colonists leading to the Revolution?
Britain tries to assert control over the colonies, colonists don't like, Britain doesn't listen/only increases control, colonists try everything to express their feelings and nothing worked
Which battle got the French involved with the war?
Saratoga
Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
To convince the common man to fight for freedom
Name that doc: Addition to the constitution that the antifederalists required to support the constitution
Bill of Rights
What is the Great Compromise?
Having one legislative group have representatives based on population and the other be equal for every state