French & Indian War
This European nation lost most of its land in North America after the French & Indian War.
France
The event in 1770 where British soldiers fired on a crowd in Boston.
Boston Massacre
The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place here in April 1775.
Lexington & Concord
America’s first constitution, replaced in 1787.
Articles of Confederation
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
The 1754 meeting where Benjamin Franklin proposed colonial unity for defense.
Albany Congress or Albany Plan
This patriot created a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre.
Paul Revere
The commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
This 1786–87 farmers’ uprising showed the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
Shays Rebellion
Number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
9
Britain taxed the colonies after the war to pay off this.
War Debt
This 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence.
Common Sense
The American victory at this 1777 battle convinced France to join the war.
Saratoga
The Great Compromise created this type of legislature.
House of Representatives and the Senate (bicameral system)
This amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
First Amendment
This 1763 order banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
According to the Declaration, governments get power from this source.
People
Washington’s troops endured a harsh winter at this camp in 1777–78.
This compromise counted enslaved people for representation.
3/5ths Compromise
Federalists believed in this kind of government (strong or weak central?).
Strong central government
The French & Indian War was the North American part of this global war.
Seven Years War
One major grievance in the Declaration was “taxation without” this.
Representation
This 1783 treaty ended the war and gave the U.S. land to the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Paris
A system that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This Federalist leader believed the U.S. needed both a strong central government and a national bank.
Alexander Hamilton