Key Events
A protest that involved colonists throwing tea in the harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These colonies were known for there large plantations
Southern colonies
This document announced the colonies’ plans for independence and the reasons for those plans
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This group had a bad relationship with the British government and started a revolution
Who are the American colonists?
The colonists began using this phrase to express their anger about being taxed
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This revolution helped start the movement for the French and Haitian revolution
What is the American revolution
Tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton
What are cash crops?
This document are rules on how a country, or states should be governed
What is the constitution?
These groups spread diseases to the Native Americans
ALL OF THEM >:(
This group wanted a strong central government and supported the Constitution
What are Federalists?
Washington and his men set up camp here. Supplies ran low, disease was rampant, and there were harsh weather conditions
What is Winter at Valley Forge?
These colonies focused on developing small farms, shipbuilding, and fishing
New England colonies
This was the first constitution that had a weak central government and supported state sovereignty.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These groups treated the native Americans with violence, pushing them off the land, and forced slave labor (hint: these are two groups)
Who are the Spanish and English?
This group wanted a weak central government and didn’t support the Constitution
What are Anti-Federalists?
This was the final moment where General Washington and the French Navy Ships worked together to surround the British, where they surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
These colonies had rocky and sandy soil
New England colonies
This document lacked the ability to effectively tax states, enforce laws, and regulate insterstate commerce.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This group treated the native Americans with kindness and engaged in trade with them
Who is the French?
This compromise gave Southern states more power in Congress based on their slave population and counted slaves three-fifths of a person
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Farmers protested taxes and debts, this event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is Shay’s rebellion?
These colonies were a major producer of crops like wheat, corn and rye
Middle colonies
The Bill of Rights was added to this document to address concerns from the Anti-Federalists
What is the Constitution?
This group was motivated by gold and spreading Christianity across the world
Who are the Spanish?
This compromise established a bicameral legislature where the Senate gave states equal representation, and the House of Representatives was based on population
What is the Great Compromise?