taxes
stamp act, what was is
tax on paper goods
Saratoga
turing point of the war. Colonists gained momentum, french join war
What was the Boston Massacre?
Killing of American colonists who attacked British officers. Used as propaganda to make British look bad
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What problems arose at the Jamestown Colony
Colonists searched for gold instead of growing food. Colony nearly died out
the intolerable acts what are they
series of laws passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
first battles of revolution
What was the Northwest Ordinance as 1787?
Set up the rules for statehood in new territories
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What were the effects of the French and Indian War?
French out of America, British debt, colonies gained sense of freedom, Washington emerges as American leader
the tea act
tax on tea, led to smuggling of tea and Boston Tea Party
Trenton and Princeton
NJ battles won by Washington, got the British out of NJ
Why was Shays’ Rebellion so significant?
Highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
How were laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?
9/13 states required to pass a law
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses
democratically elected officials that governed virginia
Quartering Acts
act forcing colonists to house and feed British soldiers
Bunker Hill
Battle lost by colonists but proved they had the ability to fight the British moral victory
How were amendments to the Articles made?
Amendments had to be unanimous
What were the Articles of Confederation?
First failed government of the US
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of goods, ideas, people, and disease between the old world and new world
Townshend Acts
a series of taxes and regulations passed by the British Parliament in 1767 and 1768 to help pay for governing the American colonies.
Yorktown
final battle of revolution
Who was Thomas Paine?
helped sway the colonists during the revolution to support American independence
how did colonists carry out the Boston Tea Party
Dressed as natives and threw British Tea into Boston Harbor.
What problems arose at the Jamestown Colony
Colonists searched for gold instead of growing food. Colony nearly died out