Roots of Revolution
From Protest to War
Key People and Alliances
Turning Points & Treaties
A War for Land & Ideas
The Early Republic
Competing Visions
100
This global conflict between Britain and France set the stage for colonial tensions.
What is the Seven Years’ War?
100
This group organized protests and resistance against British policies.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
100
Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
100
This siege forced British troops to evacuate Boston.
What is the Siege of Boston?
100
This western region was a major source of conflict between Britain and the colonies.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
100
This document describes the rights and responsibilities of the U.S. Government lacked the power to tax or enforce laws.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
This political party supported a strong national government.
Who are the Federalists?
200
This British policy restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
200
This colonial meeting coordinated resistance and later governed during the war.
What is the Continental Congress?
200
French nobleman who helped secure military support for the American cause.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
200
This 1781 battle effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
200
This proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people who joined the British.
What is Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation?
200
This rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles Government.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
200
This party favored states’ rights and agrarian interests.
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
300
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
This 1775 battle proved the colonists could stand up to British troops.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
300
British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who is General Cornwallis?
300
This alliance gave the colonies crucial naval and financial support.
What is the Alliance with France?
300
Saying the Revolution was about land means colonists wanted control of this.
What is land from Atlantic to Pacific?
300
This document replaced the Articles and created a stronger national government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
300
First Secretary of the Treasury who promoted a national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
This tax on printed materials was the first direct tax on the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
This petition showed colonists still hoped to avoid full independence.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
British military governor of Massachusetts at the outbreak of war.
Who is General Gage?
400
This treaty officially ended the war and recognized U.S. independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
400
The Northern Colonies were known for this type of economy.
What are small farms and limited manufacturing
400
This painting by John Trumbull depicts the presentation of this document
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
First Secretary of State who favored limited federal power.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
This set of laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
While this battle was a British victory, it cost so much to achieve that it did not benefit their cause
Bunker Hill/ Breeds Hill
500
American general remembered for switching sides during the war.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
The Treaty of Paris set U.S. boundaries to this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
500
The Southern Colonies relied heavily on this economic system.
What is plantation agriculture?
500
George Washington was elected president by this group, not direct popular vote.
What is the Congress?
500
This policy aimed to keep the U.S. out of European conflicts.
What is the Statement of Neutrality?