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A military officer and a founding father
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A change or addition to the terms of a contract or document.
An amendment
Patriots dress up as Natives throwing tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest during the tea act.
What is the Boston Tea Party
Travelers from Britain who cam to the colonies for a better life.
Who is pilgrims
An act established to help East India Tea Company distribute tea to colonies without tax diminishing merchant jobs.
What is the tea act
George Washingtons most trusted officer who betrayed the Patriots to become a British officer.
Who is Benedict Arnold (Traito)
A fundamental law that helped set proper government power, liberty, and freedoms.
which is the constitution
A statement that represented the unfair tax policy on colonies despite them not having a say on it.
What is taxation without representation
The patriots go to a small town in Saratoga where they're sourrounded by British forces and gates and forced to surrender.
What is Battle of Saratoga
Determined that 3 out of 5 slaves were counted determining a states total population for leglisiative representation and taxing.
What is Three-fifths compromise
What is Battle of Yorktown
A document that established the functions of the national government after Americas independence, however this document failed
Which is the Article of Confederation
During the Boston tea party British soldiers fired into a crowd of patriots killing some.
What is the Boston Massacre
Made Colonies pay taxes on imports like paper, without representation, restricting freedoms.
What is The Stamp Act
A war over the disputed area of the Ohio river Valley which was won by Britain.
What is the French and Indian war
Created boundaries for the expansion of colonies at the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763
The first ten amendments of the constitution
what is the Bill of Rights
Did not support the ratification of the Articles of Confederation/the Constitution
What were anti-federalists
Colonies consult over disputes with Britain, every colony being represented except Georgia.
What is the First Continental Congress
Delegate of Massachusetts, officer in the revolutionary war, founding father and author of important documents, like the declaration of independence and Federalist papers.
Who was John Adams
Any military activity carried out by a small independent force or unit
Guerilla Warfare
Influential writer who's writing encouraged soldiers fighting in the revolutionary war.
Who was Thomas paine
After Washington crossed the Delaware river his army defeats Hessians in Princeton.
What is the Battle of Princeton
A member of Americas militia who responded to war in less than a minute.
What is a minute man.
A form of trade to increase power. The colonies exported a lot more rather than importing.
What is Mercantilism