The American Revolution and the ideals seen in the Declaration of Independence reverberated in Haiti, Latin America, and especially in this country.
What is France?
100
As opposed to rule under Britain, the Articles of Confederation provided rule by this power.
What is the people?
100
This event was pivotal in the decision to revise the Articles/ form the Constitution.
What is Shay's rebellion?
100
The phrase "No taxation without representation" arose after parliament passed this act.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
This General was vital in America's victory over Britain and would go on to be a Great American leader.
Who is George Washington?
200
The authors of the Declaration of independence used the philosophy of natural rights, derived from the writings of this man.
Who is John Locke?
200
This provided that a territory could apply for statehood once it had reached 60,000 people
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
200
This issue was postponed by the Constitution, only to wreak havoc in the future.
What is the issue of Slavery?
200
In the years following the 7 years war, Americans did not want to break away from Britain, rather they wanted to return to this policy.
What is Salutary Neglect?
200
President George Washington added this key feature to the Executive branch; it was not featured in the Constitution.
What is Cabinet?
300
This was the pivotal event that convinced the French to aid in the war against Britain.
What is The Battle of Saratoga?
300
One of the biggest problems with the Articles was that they provided a weak this.
What is central government?
300
The Constitution split the U.S. government into these three branches.
What are the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary branches?
300
This book was one of the leading causes for the independence movement.
What is Thomas Paine's "Common Sense?"
300
Washington discouraged against these in his farewell address
What are political parties?
400
Britain officially recognized America's independence and ended the war in this document.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
in order to amend the Articles, this many out of 13 states had to agree.
What is thirteen states?
400
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote these to support the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
400
This was the immediate cause of the Proclamation line of 1763, following the French and Indian War.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
400
This was added to the Constitution by the Federalists to please the Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of rights?
500
General Washington took his army to this location, where many starved or froze to death.
What is Valley Forge?
500
One problem with the Articles was that this was not consistent from state to state.
What is paper money?
500
This American leader favored a "loose" interpretation of the Constitution after its ratification
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
500
These acts were passed as a direct reaction to the Boston Tea Party, singling out Massachusetts.
What are the Coercive Acts?
500
This treaty attempted to prevent war with Britain by providing that America would pay pre-war debts and that Britain would remove their troops from America.