Constitution
The first two amendments
What was Freedom of speech/religion, rights to bear arms
British settlers wanted to farm the land, the British traders wanted to trade with the American Indians, and the British land speculators wanted to buy the land so they could make a profit selling it.
What led to the French/Indian War?
This secret network/path helped slaves travel from the south to the North towards freedom
What is the underground railroad?
Author of Common sense
Who was Thomas Paine
July 4th, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
Father of the constitution
Who was James Madison?
They expelled France from North America and secured massive territorial gains for the empire after winning the French/Indian War
Who are the British?
Famous slave who wrote a biography and escaped slavery
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Who was Jean Jacques Rousseau?
October 7th, 1763
When was the proclamation of 1763?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
Who were the founding fathers?
An uprising in 1786 against new taxes imposed by the fledgling U.S government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Crop that most slaves were told to focus on
What is cotton?
What was the Social Contract?
October 1,1768
When did the British Troops arrive in Boston?
Amendment that allowed African American men the right to vote
What was the 15th amendment?
Slave preacher that led a bloody revolt against slave owners and their families.
Who is Nat Turner?
This Eli Whitney invention increased slavery
What is the Cotton Gin?
A pro-revolution women group
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
When was George Washington's first Presidential inaugural address?
All political power is vested in and derived from the people. All government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole.
What was Popular Sovereignty?
France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas.
What were the outcomes of the French and Indian war?
Man who believed man has three natural rights: life, liberty and property
Who was John Locke?
March 5th, 1770
When was the Boston Massacre?