Causes of American Revolution
Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line of 1763
Date in which the D.O.I. was written
July 4, 1776
Battle that started the American Revolution
This is known as the 1st U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Meeting held to discuss a new U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Placed a tax on goods such as glass and lead
Townshend Acts
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Training camp for Continental Army during the winter season
Valley Forge
This government was weak under the Articles of Confederation
Central/National Government
Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation; written in 1787
U.S. Constitution
This war was the first cause of the American Revolution
French and Indian War
Natural rights that a person is born with and cannot be taken away
Unalienable Rights - Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
Turning point of the war, Colonists gained French support
Battle of Saratoga
Shays' Rebellion
Legislature that has TWO houses, for example: the Senate and the House of Representatives
Bicameral Legislature
Colonists wanted a say in Parliament. This was a phrase used by Colonists to protest against British taxes.
No Taxation without Representation.
Why did the colonists create the Declaration of Independence?
To formally declare independence from Great Britain
Final battle of the Revolutionary War, General Cornwallis surrenders, occurred in 1781
Battle of Yorktown
States could apply for statehood, required a 60,000 population, and slavery was prohibited
Northwest Ordinance
Agreement that stated 3 of every 5 slaves counted for representation and taxation purposes.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Closed down of Boston Harbor, stopped local governments, and forced colonists to house British soldiers were punishments for this event
Boston Tea Party
Colonists complained about quartering of troops, no trial by jury, taxation without representation, which were examples of:
Grievances
Peace treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War which recognized American independence and granted land east of the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris 1783
No executive or judicial branch, money had no value, couldn't enforce laws were examples of:
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise