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| 1829070938 | Proclamation of 1763 | British ask the colonials not to move into specific territory because the forts were going to get closed down | 0 | |
| 1829070939 | How did the colonials respond to the Proclamation of 1763 | They refused, so the British decide to tax the colonies for disobeying | 1 | |
| 1829070940 | Sugar Act 1764 | Tariff on sugar cane coming from outside the country (West Indies) | 2 | |
| 1829070941 | Radicals | Patriots "No taxation without representation" | 3 | |
| 1829070942 | Smuggled Sugar | Result of tax, was more expensive than legal sugar | 4 | |
| 1829070943 | Writ of Assistance | Takes place of the search warrant | 5 | |
| 1829070944 | Stamp Act 1765 | If you had a legal document you had to go to one of the British officials and pay them a small fee to put a stamp on them to make it legit EX. birth certificate, marriage certificate | 6 | |
| 1829070945 | What were the effects from the Stamp Act? | It caused more radical activity; they would go into your property, remove their clothes, and would tar and feather them | 7 | |
| 1829070946 | What city was the most radical? | Boston, Mass. | 8 | |
| 1829070947 | Parliament in 1765 | One indirect representative for the colonials; allowed them to talk to parlor and try to influence them to see thing their way and they picked Benjamin Franklin | 9 | |
| 1829070948 | Benjamin Franklin | -Wealthy man -Printing company -Could not please all 13 colonies -Diplomat sent to France | 10 | |
| 1829070949 | Most famous radical group | Son's of Liberty | 11 | |
| 1829070950 | Son's of Liberty | -Based in Boston -Founder: Sam Adams | 12 | |
| 1829070951 | Thomas Hutchinson | -Judge for Boston -Son's of Liberty didn't like him -Always followed the law -Didn't take bribes -Son's of Liberty burn his house | 13 | |
| 1829070952 | What year is the Stamp Act repealed? | 1766 | 14 | |
| 1829070953 | Modify the Sugar Act 1766 | Are not going to enforce it and will just ignore it | 15 | |
| 1829070954 | Declaratory Act 1766 | British say that they are the supreme parliament; declare that the Parliament and King made the decisions | 16 | |
| 1829070955 | Charles Townshend | -Treasurer of the Cabinet -"Money man" | 17 | |
| 1829070956 | Townshend Duty Acts 1767 | Tax on Colonial Purchases: lead, paper, paint, glass When a merchant comes buy any of those goods they would have to pay the taxes upfront | 18 | |
| 1829070957 | "Committee of Public Safety" | Created by the Son's of Liberty; they would go out to shops and check if they had items bought from Townshend Duty Act and tell them not to buy them again | 19 | |
| 1829070958 | New Prime Minister 1770 | George 3 fires Grenville and hires Lord North and he will be Prime Minister throughout the Revolution | 20 | |
| 1829070959 | Lord North | Argued that they Townshend Duty Act was not working and was just costing Britain more money; he repeals it March 1770 | 21 | |
| 1829070960 | Boston Massacre | March 1770 Enlisted officers were not allowed to agitate the colonials; 60 soldiers were sent to save the sentry the outcome was 5 colonials dead, 6 were wounded, and 6 British soldier were arrested | 22 | |
| 1829070961 | Arrested British Soldiers | They were charged with murder in a colonial judge with a colonial jury and John Adams was their judge 4 men were acquitted 2 men were convicted of manslaughter (branded on their thumb- convicted felon) | 23 | |
| 1829070962 | H.M.S. Gaspee Affair 1771 | Patrol boat with a crew of 25 men checking for smugglers off the coast of Boston. Sons's of Liberty are watching the ship when it got stuck in low tide and dropped torches caused the ship to burn down. Britain's want to charge them with piracy which will be Death Drawing and Quartering | 24 | |
| 1829070963 | Death Drawing and Quartering | WORST EXECUTION! Public executions: hang them, cut them, take the noose off, place/tie on the ground, take intestines out, pull them apart with horses, hang their head on a tree | 25 | |
| 1829070964 | Tea Act or Tax 1773 | British East India Co asked for a monopoly to sell the tea | 26 | |
| 1829070965 | Boston Tea Party | 3 ships with 242 chests of tea; all 3 ships were attacked by "Indians" (Son's of Liberty) causing all the tea to be removed from the ships and dumped into the harbor | 27 | |
| 1829070966 | Coercive (Force)/Intolerable Acts | 1. Tea must be paid for 2. Port of Boston will be closed 3. Marshall Law in all colony of Mass. (curfews, cant be out on the streets after dark, no pubs or bars are open) | 28 | |
| 1829070967 | Quartering Act | Colonials had to open up their house to British soldiers depending on how big your house was; 3rd Amendment to constitution cannot house soldier | 29 | |
| 1829070968 | First Continental Congress | April 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Colonial leaders called for the meeting. 80% of the delegates were Conservative; did not want war with Great Britain 20% of the delegates were Radicals; petitioned to King George 3 and Parliament that they want changed to be made | 30 | |
| 1829070969 | Minitute Men | Concession made for the Radicals; they are volunteers ready to fight the British | 31 | |
| 1829070970 | 1775 Concord, Massachusetts | British Commander in Massachusetts sent 2,400 men to destroy the military base in Concord, when arrive the warehouse was empty. Lexington- The Minute Men held ground, the British soldiers threatened the Minute Men to disperse and then shots were fired | 32 | |
| 1829070971 | Paul Revere | "The British are coming, the British are coming!" during Lexington and Concord | 33 | |
| 1829070972 | Second Continental Congress | April of 1775 in Philadelphia 75% of the delegates were Conservatives 25% of the delegates were Radicals | 34 | |
| 1829070973 | Continental Army | Army formed of voluntary men just in case the British attack George Washington was the Overall Commander/General | 35 | |
| 1829070974 | George Washington working with Congress | Was a nightmare for him, he wanted more equipment and would take the time to contact them but Congress said they were too busy | 36 | |
| 1829070975 | Who was President during the American Revolution? | There was NO president | 37 | |
| 1829070976 | Battle of Bunker Hill | July 1775 George is on the hill and the British look and don't know who it is at first; George's men retreat and becomes a victory for the British | 38 | |
| 1829070977 | General Benedict Arnold | Officer in the Continental Army who stole cannons from the British forts. Was sent to Canada on an expedition to recruit Canadians to join the Revolution; He gains nothing and looses some men | 39 | |
| 1829070978 | Thomas Payne | "Common Sense" Recommends that we go for Independence, because the British are poorly lead (George the 3rd was not the best to lead) | 40 | |
| 1829070979 | Thomas Jefferson | From Virginia his home was in Monticello "little mountain" | 41 | |
| 1829070980 | Declaration of Independence | "Declaration of War" Spring 1776 was written in Philadelphia and the main author was Thomas Jefferson with some help from Benjamin Franklin "All men are created equal" | 42 | |
| 1829070981 | July 4, 1776 | We declared Independence | 43 | |
| 1829070982 | Winter Quarters | Difficult to travel in the cold/snow "off season"- gather u supplies, get prepared | 44 | |
| 1829070983 | Washington Quartering | December 1776; George Washington and 2,400 men camped out on the Delaware River, NJ and across there was 2,500 Hessians which Washington planned to cross the river and attack on Christmas Eve. HUGE VICTORY for Washington | 45 | |
| 1829070984 | Hessians | Small country in Germany, had a reputation of being great soldiers | 46 | |
| 1829070985 | General Horacio Gates | Wants to be the Overall Commander and didn't agree with Washington's plan of attacking the Hessians and doesn't want to be a part of it so he leaves | 47 | |
| 1829070986 | General Henry Knox | In charge of artillery | 48 | |
| 1829070987 | Parole for the Hessians | If they were a foreign soldier then they are and captured are offered 100 acres of land for free in Western Pennsylvania also had to agree to never fight again | 49 | |
| 1829070988 | Princeton,NJ | January 3, 1777 Camp of British soldiers; Washington's men kill 100 Britain's and 280 prisoners he gains supplies from it | 50 | |
| 1829070989 | Treaty of Alliance 1778 | United States and France French gives us loans, supplies, troops, navy support. The treaty was meant to last forever, and Franklin had no choice it was a reciprocal agreement | 51 | |
| 1829070990 | British 3 part plan to defeat American's | 1. Reinforce New York and put new commander Sir Henry Clinton and increase spying 2. (partially successful) Capture U.S. capital in Philadelphia, capture or kill Congress, and capture of kill Washington Howe captured the city only and used all of our supplies 3. (failure for British) Bourgoyne is in Canada was sent to drive a wedge between New York and the North Eastern colonies | 52 | |
| 1829070991 | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania | Where George's men winter quarter. Worst winter ever for his troops | 53 | |
| 1829070992 | General John Bourgoyne | Believed his officers should receive fine treatment took additional supplies and moved extremely slow making part 3 of the plan to fail | 54 | |
| 1829070993 | Saratoga, NY | October 1778 Gates battle with Bourgoyne that he wins and gets all of their supplies; the victory before the treaty of Versailles is signed | 55 | |
| 1829070994 | Battle of Yorktown | October 1781 LAST major battle of the war Washington along with his French troops defeat Cornwallis | 56 | |
| 1829070995 | Admiral DeGrasse | French Navy defeats the British ships off the coast of Virginia | 57 | |
| 1829070996 | Treaty of Paris 1783 | British reorganized U.S. as an independent nation, 13 colonies Northwest Territory | 58 | |
| 1829070997 | Articles of Confederation | 1781-1789 Lasted 8 years, very weak central Government Weaknesses: Central government could not tax the states, the states could not tax their own residents, there was no central currency, no army or navy each state had their own State Militia | 59 | |
| 1829070998 | Shays Rebellion | 1786 Daniel Shay was steamed by Boston's taxes because they were getting so high; Shay lost but the Rebellion opened peoples eyes and called for a meeting | 60 | |
| 1829070999 | Constitution Convention | May-September 1787 in Philadelphia 12 states and 55 delegates Rhode Island said no, and Virginia was the dominant state there | 61 | |
| 1829071000 | "President of the Convention" | George Washington was picked to be the leader and he would sit on a raised platform in front of the room, he doesn't say much his presence is what's important | 62 | |
| 1829071001 | Closed Door Meeting | No press or gallery allowed at the meeting | 63 | |
| 1829071002 | "Father of the Constitution" | James Madison he was from Virginia, didn't speak very loud so Ed Randolph was the one to give Madison's ideas | 64 | |
| 1829071003 | During the Convention | Thomas Jefferson stayed in France and was the first U.S. Minister John Adams is the U.S. Minister of Great Britain | 65 | |
| 1829071004 | 3 Branches of Government | Legislative Judicial Executive | 66 | |
| 1829071005 | Large State Proposal | "Virginia Plan" Have one house congress and the number of representatives would be dependent on the population of the state | 67 | |
| 1829071006 | Small State Proposal | "New Jersey Plan" One house would be an equal representation | 68 | |
| 1829071007 | "The Great Compromise" | Combines the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan House of Representatives: minimum number is 1, there is no max. Minimum term: 2 years No maximum term Minimum age: 21 years old No maximum age | 69 | |
| 1829071008 | Eligible Voters | Vote for who they want to get the job for House Representative -White male -21+ years old -Owns property | 70 | |
| 1829071009 | U.S. Supreme Court | Number of members on the court: determined by congress Nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate Term is for life | 71 | |
| 1829071010 | Ratification | Senate must ratify all treaties, treaty with foreign nation | 72 | |
| 1829071011 | Inferior Courts | Lower federal courts, the number will be determined by Congress | 73 | |
| 1829071012 | Alexander Hamilton | Delegate from New York Wanted to call our leader "King" his idea was denied | 74 | |
| 1829071013 | President | Leader of the Nation Term: 4 years, no limits Minimum age: 35 years old/no maximum age Natural born citizen of the U.S. Cannot be a convicted felon | 75 | |
| 1829071014 | Electoral Votes | To win the a Presidential election the person running must have the majority of electoral votes; Comes from electoral college | 76 | |
| 1829071015 | Vice President | The man who came in second place of the presidential election | 77 | |
| 1829071016 | Virginia's Proposal | Slaves would be emancipated 10% per year, Owners would get compensated for their slaves, and slaves would recolonize in Africa Colonies; was voted against because no one wanted to pay for the slaves | 78 | |
| 1829071017 | 3/5's Compromise | When determining the population 3/5 of a slave would be counted | 79 | |
| 1829071018 | First Election for President in 1788 | George Washington was elected President James Adams was elected Vice President | 80 | |
| 1829071019 | First Inauguration | George Washington was inaugurated in NYC on March 4,1789 on Wall Street | 81 | |
| 1829071020 | Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments done in 18 months with the help of James Madison 3/4's quarters votes of the House and Senate States ratify the amendments 3/4's of the states | 82 |
