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Colonists' fight for independence
Constitution
Revolutionary War
Pre-Revolution
Post Revolution
100
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
100
Which plan favored equal representation?
New Jersey Plan
100
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War
Yorktown
100
Who made up the two sides in the French and Indian War?
France and Native Americans vs. British and Colonists
100
This was the first constitution in the US
Articles of Confederation
200
What Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing the writing of the DOI?
John Locke
200
What do we call the event when the two plan combined to make a house and a senate?
The Great Compromise
200
What is the first battle of the Rev. War?
Lexington and Concord
200
Who wrote common sense?
Thomas Paine
200

Who were the first three presidents of the US in order? (First and Last name)

George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

300

Also known as the Coercive Acts, these laws were designed to force the colonists into submission

The intolerable acts

300
The break up of power into different areas of government is called?
Separation of Powers
300
This battle encourage the French to enter the Rev. War?
Saratoga
300
The Intolerable Acts were enacted in response to what?
Boston Tea Party
300
This was the first rebellion after the Rev. War.
Shay's Rebellion
400
What are the three natural rights that the DOI guarantees?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
400
Who is known as the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
400

Who crossed the Delaware River to ambush the British troops?

General George Washington 

400
This revolutionary group was designed to set up information lines throughout the colonies
Committees of Correspondence
400

A major weakness of the A.O.C?

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500
Major delegate, writer, and politician 

Ben Franklin

500
The decision of how to deal with representation based on slavery is known as what?
3/5's compromise
500
Which treaty ended the Rev. War? (Need the year too)
Treaty of Paris 1783
500

This group of colonists tossed tea into the Boston Harbor.

Sons of Liberty
500

Who was the first secretary of the treasury?

Alexander Hamilton