Causes of the Revolution
The results of this conflict ended the period of salutary neglect and increased tensions between Britain and the colonists.
The French and Indian War
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This compromise resolved the issue of slavery as it pertains to representation
The 3/5th Compromise
Which founding father served as a defense attorney for the British troops that committed the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
This law required that a stamp be placed on all paper goods in the colonies, beginning the calls for taxation without representation.
The Stamp Act
Which battle is considered the final battle of the Revolutionary War where General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced into surrendering?
Battle of Yorktown
The Great Compromise came out of a dispute between these two groups over this specific issue
large states and small states; representation
What group was created in Boston in response to many of the taxes and acts passed by British Parliament?
This economic response on the part of the colonies led to the repeal of the Townshend Acts
Non-importation agreements
After the American Victory at Saratoga, this country provided military and economic aid to the colonists, marking a turning point in the war.
France
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant addition
The Bill of Rights
This conflict demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and prompted the Constitutional Convention
What is Shays' Rebellion
Britain largely ignoring the regulation and commerce of the colonies is called
Salutary neglect
Which battles of the Revolution occurred after George Washington made the surprising decision to cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and led to important American victories?
Trenton & Princeton
This group supported a stronger national government and ratifying the Constitution
The Federalists
What acts were passed by British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party that was meant to punish the Boston area and limit their freedom.
Intolerable Acts
With the Proclamation Line of 1763, the British forbid American colonists from settling west of which natural barrier?
Appalachian Mountains
What were TWO strategies in the actual fighting of the war that were crucial to a colonial victory?
Guerrilla Warfare & waging a War of Attrition
What were the name of the TWO state "plans" that were initially proposed to address the issue of representation in the new Congress?
Virginia Plan & New Jersey Plan
Which early American, who is famous for another moment in the Revolution, created the engraving of the Boston Massacre that circulated throughout the colonies?
Paul Revere