Articles of Confederation
Who were the Articles of Confederation written by?
John Dickson
What is a form of protest where people refuse to use or buy goods from British?
Boycott
Lexington and Concord
First battles of revolution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Tea Act
Tax on tea, led to smuggling of tea and Boston Tea Party
Who did it govern?
It governed Americans in 1781-1787
What is a group of people that makes laws for a country?
Parliament
Saratoga
Turning point of the war. Colonists gained momentum, french join war
Who was George Washington?
Leader of continental army, led significant battles in the north during the revolution, American hero
Stamp Act
First individual act of British, tax requiring all paper products to have a royal stamp
What are the strengths of the Articles?
Wage war, Issue money, Sign treaties (make peace), Set up post offices, Appoint ambassadors, Settle conflicts between states
What is the exchange of goods, ideas, people, and disease between the old world and new world?
Columbian Exchange
Trenton and Princeton
NJ battles won by Washington, got the British out of NJ
Who was Thomas Paine?
Colonist who wrote common sense - helped sway the colonists during the revolution to support American independence
Quartering Acts
Act forcing colonists to house and feed British soldiers
What are the weaknesses of the Articles?
NO President (Executive)
NO Army (National) only state militias
NO Courts (Judicial)
NO Taxing Power (monetary problems)
What are natural features of the Earth's surface?
Geographic landforms
Bunker Hill
Battle lost by colonists but proved they had the ability to fight the British moral victory
Who were loyalists?
Colonists who remained loyal to GB during the Revolutionary War
Townshend Acts
Series of taxes and regulations passed by the British Parliament in 1767 and 1768 to help pay for governing the American colonies.
What were the impacts of the Articles?
Eight years -many deaths, tremendous destruction, heroes were made and the birth of a nation.
Who are American colonists who staged rebellions against the British?
Sons of Liberty
Yorktown
Final battle of revolution
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
American colonists who statged rebellions against the British
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party