The French and Indian War was also more widely known as what in Europe?
What is the 7 Years War
100
The idea that a country's worth is tied directly to the amount of wealth that it has is known as
What is mercantilism
100
Turning point in the Revolutionary War causing the French to realize the Americans had a chance. (New York)
What is Saratoga
100
Following the separation of church and state, the Church of England became known was what in the new states?
What is the Episcopal Church
100
Largest city in America in 1790
What is Philadelphia
200
The conflict between the British and the French in America developed over what area?
What is the Ohio River Valley
200
In response to the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament passed these acts, which were meant to severely punish the out of control colonists, specifically in New England.
What are the Intolerable Acts
200
"Common Sense" was written by
Who is Thomas Paine
200
_____ proposed the small state plan, _________ proposed the large state plan, ultimately leading to the Great Compromise.
What is New Jersey; Virginia
200
George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury
What is Alexander Hamilton
300
George Washington was sent on an expedition in 1754 to take back outposts for the British but was ultimately defeated and forced to surrender at what Fort?
What is Fort Necessity
300
The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was
What is the Sugar Act
300
Document signed by the Second Continental Congress initially, requesting that the King relax on taxes and regulations before the colonies broke out in rebellion.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
300
Veteran of the Revolution, small farmer, leader of a rebellion against the courts of Massachusetts trying to collect debts
Who is Daniel Shay
300
This legislation limited freedom of speech by imprisoning those who may question or criticize the president during the late 1790s.
What is the Sedition Act
400
This British minister was responsible for bringing in younger leaders and focusing more on the major settlements of Quebec and Montreal.
Who is William Pitt
400
This company was allowed to hold a monopoly on tea in the colonies, causing quite an uproar.
What is the British East India Company
400
Another name for loyalists in the colonies
What are Tories
400
1 word explaining what was more important to our founding fathers than equality for slaves.
What is unity
400
Which political party sided with the French during the French/British conflict of the 1790s?
What are the Democratic Republicans
500
This Native American uprising occurred just after the French and Indian War prompting the British to forbid American pioneers to go past the Appalachian Mountains.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion
500
British Prime Minister responsible for the initial taxes imposed on the colonies just after the French and Indian War.
Who is George Grenville
500
Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown in 1781 after being driven back by Washington and surrounded in the water by French Admiral
What is De Grasse
500
This legislation in the Articles of Confederation promised to sell land in the Northwest Territory, divide it into sections, use proceeds to pay off war debt, and provide public education