French and Indian War
Acts and Responses
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Constitution pt.2
100
This was the other name for the French and Indian War.
Seven (7) Years War
100
This act gave the East India Company special authority in the colonial tea business and shut out colonial tea merchants.
Tea Act of 1773
100
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
100
Many enslaved and free Blacks would fight in the in the Continental Army with the hopes of _____________.
Expanding their rights
100
This is how many votes each state got under the AOC.
One (1)
100
Property foreclosures led to this uprising among Massachusetts farmers that ultimately led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Shay's Rebellion
100
People like Hamilton and Madison were considered ____________ who supported the ratification of the Constitution.
Federalists
200
Land disputes happened along what area that ultimately led to the French and Indian War.
Ohio River Valley
200
An act that required colonists to purchase special seals to prove payment of taxes on paper items.
Stamp Act 1765
200
The structure of the Declaration of Independence includes these three ideas.
Preamble, Grievances, and Declaration
200
Where George Washington and his troops lodged and trained during the winter of 1777-78.
Valley Forge
200
Between the national and state governments, this group had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.
States
200
Under the Constitution, the __________ government was stronger than it was under the AOC.
Federal
200
This group argued that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government and wanted a Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalists
300
This document ended the French and Indian War. (MUST include the year)
Treaty of Paris, 1763
300
Propaganda played a huge role in making this incident appear more dramatic and deadly than it was.
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Boston Massacre
300
According to John Locke, these are your natural rights.
Life, liberty, property (pursuit of happiness)
300
This document gave America full independence ,all territory east of the Mississippi, and the removal of the British army. (MUST include the year)
Treaty of Paris 1783
300
There was no ability to ________ under the Articles because there was not a strong national government
Tax or create new taxes
300
A plan that called for a bicameral congress where larger states had more representatives.
Virginia Plan
300
The Supremacy Clause makes the Constitution the ___________________________.
Supreme Law of the Land
400
The ______________________ stopped colonists from moving across the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
The Proclamation (Line) of 1763
400
An indirect tax on lead, glass, paper, tea, and other items.
Townshend Acts
400
This group of people included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
Committee of Five
400
Ben Franklin and John Adams played a large role in convincing this group of people to fight for the colonist during the Revolution. This group ultimately joins after the Battle of Saratoga.
France / French
400
This was a way to divide up land in the west as well as a way for them to make money under the AOC because it did not give them the power to collect taxes
Land Ordinance of 1785
400
This plan called for a unicameral congress where states are equally represented.
New Jersey Plan
400
The three sections that make up our government under the constitution
Legislative, executive, and judicial
500
The French and Indian War brought an end to salutary neglect and began _______________________, which allowed for Britain to govern their colonies more strictly.
Parliamentary Sovereignty
500
A group of laws passed by King George III that tightens control over Massachusetts by closing the Boston Harbor and quartering troops.
Intolerable Acts
500
The idea that a person should give up some of their powers to the government and in return, the government protects the people.
Social Contract Theory
500
The name for German soldiers that helped fight for the British during the American Revolution
Hessians
500
This allowed a territory that had at least 60,000 residents to become a state where slavery was outlawed.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
500
A compromise that created a bicameral Congress where one house would be based off population and the other would be an equal number of representatives.
Great Compromise
500
The Federalists agreed to add a _____________________ to protect citizen's liberties, which won the ratification of the Constitution.
Bill of Rights