Causes of the Revolution
What was Common Sense by Thomas Paine about?
It tried to persuade people that the colonies should be independent from Britain
What did George Washington do (during the Revolution)?
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The "rough draft"; it was America's first constitution before it was scrapped because of weaknesses
What country did the colonists ally with during the war?
the French
Proclamation of 1763
Colonists couldn't go West of the Appalachian mountains, because Britain didn't want more wars with Native Americans
What did the Sons and Daughters of Liberty do?
Organized boycotts, dumped tea into the harbor, threatened tax collectors, protested taxes (violently), etc.
How did Benjamin Franklin help the war effort?
He served as ambassador to France and gained access to French leadership
What were the main features of the Federalists?
They wanted to ratify the Constitution, they believed in a strong central government, they wrote the Federalist papers (Hamilton, Madison, and Jay did)
What was Valley Forge?
Where the Continental Army camped during the winter, it became a bootcamp to train soldiers to fight better
Treaty of Paris 1783
Officially said that the US was independent after the Revolutionary War
How did the French and Indian War contribute to the Revolution?
Colonists felt empowered after helping the British win the war; the debt from the war led to Britain heavily taxing the colonies
How did John Adams help the war effort?
An ambassador to France, he helped get financial assistance from the Dutch
Believed in strong state governments, they did not think the Constitution should be ratified, and they thought we needed a Bill of Rights
What battle on Christmas Day had George Washington crossing the Delaware?
Battle of Trenton
Treaty of Paris 1763
Ended the French and Indian War, gave Britain a bunch of new land
What acts were enacted by Britain as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
What was the 3/5 compromise?
Allowed states to count 3/5s of their enslaved population when calculating their entire population
What battle led to an American victory because the Americans had the high ground?
Battle of Saratoga
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
Established a method for territories to become states, and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory
They organized communication between the colonies to protest British law
Who was Baron Von Steuben?
He helped train the Continental Army and wrote a drill manual
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, it split Congress into a House of Representatives and a Senate
What battle took place at Chesapeake Bay?
Battle of Yorktown
divided up the new land that the US won in the war and sold it at auction, the money helped pay for war debts