Leadup to War
5 Bostonians were killed after possibly throwing things at British Soldiers.
Boston Massacre
Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important?
It convinced the French to help
What did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
Political parties or getting involved in other countries business.
Our first form of government after the war
Articles of Confederation
3/5 Compromise dealt with what issue
slavery and representation
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence
Breakup with England
Why did the colonists retreat at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
ran out of ammo
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Why did people want a weak national government after the war?
They wanted the opposite of a King
Purpose of the electoral college
protect the government from the stupid people
England raised taxes in the colonies because they had debts from what event?
French and Indian War
The "Shot heard round the world" happened where?
Lexington
Who wrote Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Give a weakness of the Articles
couldn't change it, couldn't tax, couldn't raise an army, couldn't force anything
In order to get the Constitution ratified, what was added?
Bill of rights
The Intolerable Acts were a punishment for what event?
Boston Tea Party
The British surrender at __________
Yorktown
Who famously betrayed the US during the Revolution?
Benedict Arnold
Federalists wanted what type of government?
strong central
A "loose constructionalist" would say that
the Constitution is just a guide
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Stopped colonists from going west of teh Appalachians.
Sum up how the Revolutionary War ended
The British gave up and went home
What did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
Political parties and foreign treaties
Who enforced laws under the Articles?
The states
What event convinced people that a new Constitution was needed?
Shay's Rebellion