Road to Revolution
This British law in 1765 taxed printed materials in the colonies.
What is "the Stamp Act"?
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
America’s first national government was created by this document.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This political party supported a strong central government.
What is the Federalist Party?
This 1763 British edict banned settlement west of the Appalachians.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This 1777 battle convinced France to join the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This rebellion revealed the weakness of the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This Enlightenment thinker influenced natural rights in the Declaration.
Who is John Locke?
This president issued the Neutrality Proclamation in 1793.
Who is George Washington?
This conflict over the Ohio River Valley started in 1754.
What is the French and Indian War?
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This compromise created a two-house legislature at the Convention.
What is the Great Compromise?
These first 10 amendments protect individual liberties.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This treaty improved U.S. relations with Britain under Washington.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
This phrase expressed colonists’ opposition to British taxes.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
These colonists remained loyal to Britain.
Who are Loyalists?
This plan favored large states at the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This document declared the colonies’ independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This act made it harder for immigrants to become citizens in 1798.
What is the Naturalization Act?
This group organized protests and boycotts in response to British laws.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Washington crossed this river in a surprise attack on Christmas 1776.
What is the Delaware River?
These essays promoted ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make necessary laws.
What is the Elastic Clause?
This law allowed the president to deport non-citizens.
What is the Alien Act?