Early Post War Years
The prospect of freedom from strict class codes was a result of this.
What was the war with the monarchy?
This person was born in the west indies to an unwed mother?
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A series of essays that outlined the need for a united federation of states.
What were the articles of confederation?
This group of people did not want too much power to go to a central government.
Who were the anti-federalists?
The year the revolutionary war ended.
What was 1783?
13 states or one republic-the crux of the question.
What was the last and greatest battle of the American Revolution?
This man was credited with an uprising due to unpaid backpay and anger over debt.
Who was Daniel Shay?
This person came out of retirement to give credibility to the proceedings of the constitutional convention.
Who was Washington?
This person wrote most of the essays in that made up what is known as the "Articles of Confederation."
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
The year that the constitutional convention begins in Philadelphia.
What is 1787?
They no longer felt safe or at "home."
Who were the loyalist after the war?
This person visited King George in England and was made to wait four hours before this person was acknowledged and allowed to sit down.
Who was Abigail Adams?
The delegates did not want people to hear their deliberations so they did this.
Why did they shut the windows and doors?
This group of people wanted a central government in order to have a centralized bank and military, (among other things).
Who were the federalists?
The years that the Articles of Confederation were created and in use.
What was 1777-1781?
This decision by a man showed the world that this new young set of states would not be another monarchy.
What was Washington's decision to retire?
This person spoke so quietly that others asked this person to speak louder while they debated the new constitution.
Who was James Madison?
An exciting viewing at a museum in Philadelphia displayed this creature's bones.
What were mammoth bones?
This person said, "we need to unshackle ourselves" and created the first of its kind in the "New World".
Who was (Noah) Webster?
The age that Alexander Hamilton was first enrolled at Kings College.
What was around 16 years of age?
Paintings of George Washington in the clouds or doing heroic acts caused this feeling toward him and other founding fathers.
What was the romanticization of the founding fathers?
This person sued the state of Massachusetts for her freedom and won.
Who was Mumbet or Elizabeth Freeman?
The temperature mentioned on this particular day in the summer in Philadelphia
What was 90 degrees F?
This person was never a president, but is one of the most famous "founding fathers", writers, inventors, and ambassadors of the time. He made his home in Philadelphia after he grew up in Boston.
Who was Ben Franklin?
In what year did the Shay rebellion take place?
What was 1787?