Seven Years War
What is a common nickname for the 7 years war?
French and Indian War
What was the name of the 18th century thought movement dominated that dominated the revolution
Enlightenment
How did the 13 states see each other?
As rivals
When did fighting begin?
1775
First president of the United States
George Washington
Which future president lead a small militia that eventually surrendered to the french?
George Washington
The ideology where one believes in god but only that he created the world and has no influence over it
Deism
How many government bodies were there under the articles of the constitution
What was the first real battle of the revolutionary war
Alexander Hamilton
What was the British reasoning for starting the 7 years war?
A chain of french forts built along the Ohio river valley
The concept that government should be formed of the people to promote liberty
Social Contract
What was placed on the movement of goods across state borders by individual states?
tarrifs
Who wrote the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Second U.S. president
John Adams
How many significant conflicts involved the British in the period 1689-1763 before the 7 years war?
Three
The idea of trusting human reason to understand the natural world
Rationalism
Which powers were allotted under the Articles of Confederation
Wage war, make treaties, send diplomats, borrow money
Which major alliance helped the U.S. win the war?
France
King of Britain during the revolution
George III
What was the Albany plan of union?
A system of intercolonial government for recruiting troops and collecting taxes for defense
Author of Two-Treatises of Government
John Locke
When were the articles of confederation ratified
1781
When was the Treaty of Paris signed
1983
Who opened the first American art gallery
Charles Wilson Peale