Colonial Foundations
This economic theory led England to establish colonies to increase its national wealth.
What is mercantilism?
The French and Indian War left Britain in debt, leading to this colonial resentment.
What are new taxes?
This French nobleman provided a vital link between American forces and France.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Shays’s Rebellion showed that the Articles could not maintain this.
What is a standing army?
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What is the ability to tax?
This created a two-house Congress to satisfy both large and small states.
What is the Great Compromise?
Slavery was most concentrated in the Southern colonies because of this type of economy.
What is labor-intensive agriculture?
These committees helped unify the colonies against the Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
At Valley Forge, This man trained the Continental Army to fight in the European style.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787 both encouraged this.
What is westward migration?
These essays argued in favor of ratifying the new Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas all developed plantations because of fertile soil, a warm climate, and access to these workers.
What are enslaved Africans?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine convinced many undecided colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
This 1783 treaty officially recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 promoted education by setting aside land for these.
What are public schools?
Anti-Federalists demanded this addition to protect individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Enslaved Africans created a new culture in the colonies by blending these.
What are diverse African traditions?
This famous document’s phrase “consent of the governed” was influenced by John Locke.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Washington’s leadership (on land) and Lafayette’s aid (French navy) were crucial to this American victory.
What is Yorktown?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 created a path for territories to become this.
What are new states?
The Constitution replaced this earlier government framework.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This religious movement encouraged colonists to think independently, laying groundwork for revolution.
What is the Great Awakening?
France helped the colonies aid the colonies because it wanted to weaken this rival’s economy.
What is Britain?
One major turning point of the war happened not on the battlefield, but during the harsh winter here.
What is Valley Forge?
This major weakness made it nearly impossible to change the Articles of Confederation.
What is the requirement of unanimous consent?
The Bill of Rights addressed Anti-Federalist concerns by guaranteeing these.
What are basic freedoms and rights?