Events Before Revolution
A tax placed on paper goods in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
The part of the Constitution that Anti-Federalists wanted included
Americans had an alliance with these people that helped them win the war
The French
The result of the debate over how to count enslaved people for purposes of representation
The 3/5 Compromise
Another name for British Soldiers?
Red Coats/Regulars
A conflict over land in North America; Britain defeated France.
What is the French and Indian War?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Native Americans fought for this side in the Revolutionary War
The compromise that resulted in the structure of government that we have today
The Great Compromise/The Connecticut Compromise
Created the "Join or Die" poster
Benjamin Franklin
This date is considered Independence Day. it's the day the constitution was signed.
What is July 4, 1776?
Civilian soldiers always prepared to fight
Minutemen
Name one thing the Articles of Confederation DID have the power to do.
Mint money, declare war, make peace/treaties, establish a post office, borrow money
Wrote Common Sense
Thomas Paine
A group of colonists that organized rebellion, including the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This phrase phrase expresses why the colonists were angry about being taxed without having any say in the matter.
What is taxation without representation?
Turning point in the Revolutionary War
Battle of Saratoga
Event that made people question the ability of the central government to protect Americans
Shays Rebellion
Had ideas on natural rights and the social contract that influenced the Constitution
John Locke
Taxed all imports to the colonies after the repeal of the Stamp Act; allowed British soliders to search home without warrants
Townshend Acts
American's inalienable rights
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
What state did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island