Colonies
What is the economic system that claims a country is more successful and powerful the more silver and gold that they hold? The competition between European countries would result in colonization, increased slave trade, and colonial trade restrictions would lead to the American Revolution.
What is mercantilism?
This was the first direct tax Parliament placed on the colonies and was placed on paper goods. Protests would cause it to be repealed.
The first shots of the Am. Rev. were fired in these conflicts as British regulars attempted to arrest patriot rebel militia leaders and confiscate stored weapons.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The reason the Articles of Confederation were intentionally weak.
Fear of creating another strong central government that would take states' rights as they felt the King of England had done.
This compromise settled how enslaved people would be counted for representation in the federal government.
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
What is religious tolerance? (Will take tolerance)
This was the rallying outcry over taxes passed by Parliament instead of state legislatures.
What is "No Taxation Without representation!"
This situation during the Am. Rev. highlighted how the weakness of not being able to tax under the Articles of Confederation would make it difficult to fight a war when soldiers went without supplies. It would also foreshadow difficulties in governing under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Winter at Valley Forge?
This was a success of the Articles of Confederation. It set up procedures for how territories could become a state after the territory grew to 60,000 people and wrote a state constitution. It outlawed slavery in the Federal territories.
The Northwest Ordinance
This compromise answers the question of how states would get representation in the new Federal Government.
What is The Great Compromise?
The colonial regions and later US regions would develop differently due to the reasons it was settled and its_______________.
What is geography.
In response to the Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. Colonists called them this.
The Intolerable Acts
This battle of the Am. Rev. showed that the Americans had a fighting chance and convinced the French to ally with the US.
What is Battle of Saratoga?
This word means a loose league of friendship.
What is confederation?
This was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention.
What is to amend the Articles of Confederation?
This early document was the earliest self-governing document in the British North American New England colonies. Its legacy is one of increased spirit of independence in the colonies.
The intent of this document was to formally break political ties with Great Britain, explain the reasons for the break, and convince loyalists to support the patriot's cause.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
After this battle, the British decide to sue for peace and end the Am. Rev.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and was a main reason the states sent delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This event showed that the US government under the new constitution could and would enforce its laws.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
These are three results of mercantilism.
What are increased colonization, increased slave trade, colonial trade restrictions ( * Not required- that would lead to the American Revolution.)
This was the nickname of the 1st shots of the American Revolution.
What is the "shot heard round the world"?
What crucial war element did the French provide that the United States did not have, yet could not win without?
What is a navy?
This was the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Legislative Branch?
These were essays written to encourage states to ratify the new Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?