Vocabulary
Nicknamed the "King of the Smugglers"
John Hancock
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
A 1774 meeting in Philadelphia to create a list of grievances to send to Parliament
First Continental Congress
The 1765 meeting of 9 colonies in New York to discuss the Stamp Act
The Articles of Confederation was also know as?
America's First Constitution
Religious revival in the 1730's-40's that was used to motivate the colonists
Great Awakening
Name for German soldiers hired by King George to fight the colonists
Hessians
This amendment is often referred to as the States Rights Amendment
10th
The Boston Tea Party was a result of which Act?
Tea Act
Which branch of government was excluded by the Articles
Executive Branch
Privately owned armed ships authorized by Congress to attack enemy ships
Privateering
Name the 3 of authors of the Federalist Papers
John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
What was the name of the Scots-Irish group that protested for protection from Indian attacks
Paxton Boys
Revolutionary officer eventually arrested for treason against the colonies
Benedict Arnold
Name the 2 Plans created to scrap the Articles and create a new Constitution
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
A country's wealth is measured by the amount of gold or silver in its treasury
Mercantilism
He was a member of the House of Burgesses, wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The nickname for the Orthodox clergymen during the Great Awakening
Old Lights
Treaty which formally recognized American independence in 1783
Treaty of Paris
Why does the Articles of Confederation ultimately fail?
Provides states with too much authority and federal government is very weak
This English law on colonists after the French and Indian War forbids colonists from settling beyond the Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763
British General whose surrender ended the American Revolution
Cornwallis
Small rebellion that began in SW Pennsylvania challenging the governments excise tax
Whiskey Rebellion
Name of the black leader of the mob during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Name 2 powers Congress was not granted by the Articles
Regulate Commerce, Enforce Tax Collection, Raise an Army