Toward Independence
Which group of settlers wanted the Colonies to remain tied to Great Britain?
The Loyalists
What document was written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule?
Declaration of Independence
How was the American Revolution influential in France?
Encouraged the French Revolution
What group of people disliked and opposed the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
To pay off the enormous debt from the French and Indian War what act was created?
The Stamp Act
Who did John Adams nominate to lead the continental army?
George Washington
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary war?
The Battle of Saratoga
Which law divided the Northwest Territory into smaller territories, each governed by a territorial governor?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
List one decision that the First Continental Congress made.
1. new boycott of British goods
2. send a message to King George
3. meet again the following May
What was the battle in which British troops fought American soldiers for the fort they built atop Breed's hill?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the main reason why African Americans joined the Continental army?
They thought slavery will end from winning the war
Which compromise established a two house congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The Great Compromise
What was the Loyalists’ view toward the Boston Massacre?
An act of self-defense (from the soldiers)
Who on the Second Continental Congress appointed committee was tasked with explaining to the world why the colonies were choosing to separate from Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Which one of these provisions was a part of the Treaty of Paris?
a. Great Britain giving up its claims to Canada
b. Great Britain giving up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River, from the border of Canada south to Florida
c. Great Britain agreeing to end impressment of US sailors
b. Great Britain giving up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River, from the border of Canada south to Florida
The inability of Congress to end disagreements such as taxes on goods and disputes over land was one of the key weaknesses of which document?
Articles of Confederation
Where did the battle in which the Americans proved to the British that they were not only willing to fight for their rights but to die for them take place?
Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence?
Common Sense
Who came up with the first plan for winning the Revolutionary war?
Lord George Germain
What Rebellion was caused by a money shortage in which Massachusetts judges ordered farmers to sell their land and livestock to pay off their debts?
Shay Rebellion