Term 1 of 85
Fed or DR: This party believed in a strict reading of the Constitution
Patrick Henry
FED
William Penn
DR
Definition 2 of 85
Americans
At the start of the American Revolution who had the advantage of fighting on their land and
were extremely motivated as they were fighting for a cause that they were willing to do for-
FREEDOM
Location where the first battles of the American Revolution took place. The British were
searching for Sam Adams and John Hancock as well as the colonists' guns and ammunition
supplies (The Shot Heard "Round the World")
French leadership refused to meet with American delegation sent to France to discuss
France violating the neutral trade rights o the US
At which battles did George Washington launch a surprise attack on the Hessians by
crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776. The Americans scored key victories in
both battles, boosting the morale of the American Army.
,Definition 3 of 85
Articles of Confederation
Giving the states too much power, limiting the power of the federal government by not
allowing them to tax the states, and giving the states the ability to refuse to follow federal
laws were all weaknesses of the "what"
What states that "All men are created equal" and their rights are govern to them by their
Creator not by the people running the government. It also states "Life,Liberty, happiness"
and when these rights are violated a new government must be formed.
At the start of the American Revolution who had the advantage of fighting on their land and
were extremely motivated as they were fighting for a cause that they were willing to do for-
FREEDOM
Location where the first battles of the American Revolution took place. The British were
searching for Sam Adams and John Hancock as well as the colonists' guns and ammunition
supplies (The Shot Heard "Round the World")
Term 4 of 85
What event occurred when a mob of colonists began throwing clubs, oyster shells, ice, rocks, and
snowballs at British soldiers while daring them to fire.
The Signing Of the declaration of independence In 1776.
The Boston Massacre also known as the Bloody Massacre.
The boston tea party where colonists protested against the british tax on tea.
The battle of lexington and concord marking the beginning of the american revolutionary
war.
,Definition 5 of 85
William Penn
Quaker who created Pennsylvania and designed the city of Philadelphia
Person who bought tobacco seeds to jamestown (saving the colony from ruin) and married
pocahontas
The author of the deceleration of independence
President of the continental congress and was the first to sign the deceleration of
independence
Term 6 of 85
The French and Indian war fought over control of what
Spain
Bunker Hill
Ohio Country/Ohio River Valley
Treaty Of Greenville
Term 7 of 85
At the constitutional convention, James Madison and Edmund Randolph proposed what plan,
which stated that each state would have a different number of representatives on the US
Congress based on each state's population. The more people you have in your state, the more
representatives you will have in congress; majority rules.
William Penn
Xyz Affair
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
, Term 8 of 85
Which vice president killed founding father and former secretary of the treasury Alexander
Hamilton in a duel and then fled.
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Term 9 of 85
What states that the colonies will now be independent from England. That the colonies will now
be free and independent states; The United States of America
New Jersey Plan
Trenton and Princeton
Resolution of Independence by the US
Virginia Plan
Term 10 of 85
What stated that the American colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian
Mountains.
Proclamation of 1762
Northwest ordinance of 1787
Proclamation of 1764
Proclamation of 1763
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