Colonial Life
This economic system viewed colonies primarily as a way to increase the wealth of the mother country.
mercantilism
Britain passed these laws beginning in 1651 to restrict and control colonial trade.
Navigation Acts
The Second Continental Congress selected this Virginian to command the Continental Army.
George Washington
This was the final major battle of the war, where American and French forces captured about 8,000 British soldiers.
Yorktown
Under this form of government, citizens govern themselves through elected representatives.
Republic
Name two major economic activities found in the commercial North.
fishing, farming, lumber, flour milling, shipbuilding, and/or iron production
Britain emerged victorious from this 1754–1763 conflict but was left with enormous debts.
French and Indian War
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Colonial militias stockpiled weapons at these two Massachusetts towns.
Lexington and Concord
This 1777 American victory convinced France to enter the war.
Saratoga
America’s first national government was established under this document.
Articles of Confederation
This British policy involved loosely enforcing colonial trade regulations as long as the colonies remained loyal.
Salutary neglect
Sons of Liberty
This petition demonstrated that Congress still sought reconciliation with Britain even after fighting had begun.
Olive Branch Petition
Name three forms of assistance France provided to the Americans.
money, weapons, naval power, and expertise
This 1786 uprising demonstrated the weakness of the central government and helped lead to the Constitutional Convention.
Shays's Rebellion
Give three ways slaves resisted slavery in the southern colonies.
work slowdowns, breaking tools, escape, and/or rebellion
Name the two taxes from 1764 and 1765 specifically identified in the lesson as increasing colonial anger.
Sugar Act and Stamp Act
This January 1776 publication helped persuade many colonists to support independence (name the author and title).
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
American soldiers endured severe shortages and harsh winter conditions at this famous encampment.
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Name three weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
difficulty passing laws, inability to collect taxes, no president, and no judiciary
Despite being very different movements, these two eighteenth-century movements both encouraged individualism and questioning traditional authority.
Enlightenment and Great Awakening
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Put these events in chronological order: Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, French and Indian War ends, First Continental Congress.
French and Indian War ends (1763) → Stamp Act (1765) → Boston Tea Party (1773) → Intolerable Acts (1774) → First Continental Congress (1774)
Identify the two Enlightenment-based principles used in the Declaration of Independence to justify separation from Britain.
1. Natural rights
2. Consent of the governed
What is the name of the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War? (Must include the year.)
Treaty of Paris 1783
Identify all three concepts:
1. Sharing of power between national and state governments
2. Division of authority among three branches
3. Enabling each branch of gov't to limit the others
1. Federalism
2. Separation of powers
3. Checks and balances