Causes of the Revolution
This was a tax on printed items
What is the Stamp Act?
This was the first major battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
A colonist who supported the British government was called this.
What is a Loyalist?
What was the name of the first national government of the United States?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The reason the Founding Fathers met in 1787 in Philadelphia.
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
This document outlined the colonists' desire for independence
The Declaration of Independence was approved on which month, day, and year?
What is July 4, 1776?
A colonists who wanted independence from the British was called this?
What is a Patriot?
Under the Articles, the federal government lacked this crucial economic power, leading to debt.
What is tax?
People who opposed the Constitution were called this.
Who were Antifederalists?
This event led to the death of 5 colonists in the streets of Boston on March 5, 1770?
What is the Boston Massacre?
This was the final major battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This man served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
In Congress, each state had this many votes?
What is one?
The supporters of the Constitution wrote these to promote others to support it.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This famous group organized resistance against British policies, including the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
This battle was the crucial turning point victory for the Patriots.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This British king ruled during the American Revolution?
Who was King George III?
This 1786 uprising of Massachusetts farmers highlighted the weakness of the central government.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The compromise that determined how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This phrase explains why colonists believed British taxation was unfair.
What is "no taxation without representation?"
The Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 at this location.
What is Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?
This man was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
To amend the Articles, this many states had to consent.
What is thirteen (unanimous)?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?