Documents
First 10 amendments of the constitution
What was the Bill of Rights?
This war was fought for American Independence
What is the Revolutionary War?
This rebellion was in protest of a tax on whiskey and proved the authority of the federal government
The Whiskey Rebellion
This was another name for the 7 Years War
What is the French and Indian War
Act that imposed a tax on printed materials
What is the Stamp Act
an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule
the Declaration of Independence?
Who led the American Revolution?
George Washington
These two members of Washington’s cabinet constantly disagreed due to conflicting views
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
Britain’s Primary Rival during the Seven Years war
Who was France?
1770 event that had British Soldiers opening fire on colonists
What is the Boston Massacre
The first constitution of the United States made in 1777
What was the Article of Confederation?
fought on April 19, 1775, in Lexington, Massachusetts, was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War
What was the battle of Lexington?
A protest during Washington’s second term against tax on whiskey
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
Name of the alliance that unified British and Native American forces
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
American colonists protested this act by dumping over 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Tea Act
States would be represented by the amount of people living in them.
What was the Virginia Plan?
Treaty that ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1783
This 1798 act made it harder for immigrants to become citizens
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts
Native American leader who played a important role in resisting British expansion during the 7 years war
Who was Pontiac?
1774 act that closed Boston's ports and imposed strict regulations on Massachusetts
What are the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
What 2 treaties that averted war and improved relations with Britain and Spain
What was Jay's and Pinckney's treaty?
People who supported the British cause during the American Revolutionary War
Who were the Loyalists?
This piece of legislation established a federal justice system
What is the Judiciary Act of 1798
1759 Battle that had General James Wolfe, defeat the French, marking a turning point in the war
What is the Battle of Quebec
1774 meeting of colonial officials to organize a response to the coercive Acts
What is the First Continental Congress