What is a formal written request to those in authority?

What is the condition of being free?

To refuse to buy something.

Money that a government collects from its people.

Britain’s lawmaking body.

An army made up of ordinary citizens who can be called together in emergencies.

A leader chosen to attend.

To capture.

A lawmaking body.

To give up.

Freedom from the rule of another.

To approve.

A change to a law.

How did Britain try to raise money in the American colonies to pay for the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion?

On March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, British soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters. Five colonists were killed. What did this become known as?

Many colonial leaders knew something had to be done, so representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss what to do. What did this meeting become known as?

King George III did not listen to the protests of the colonists. More and more colonists wanted independence. These people were called.

There were still some colonists that wanted to stay under British rule. They were called.

What caused the delegates to meet again in Philadelphia in May of 1775?

In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote a small book called. It gave many reasons why colonists should declare their independence from Britain. It inspired even more people.

Who was on the committee to help write the Declaration of Independence?

When was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Second Continental Congress?

When the delegates wrote the Articles of Confederation to form the new government for the United States of America, they did not form a strong central government. Why?

What were some problems that patriots had to overcome during the American Revolution?

List some battles the Patriots won?

The terribly harsh winter of was very hard on the Continental Army. They were undersupplied and many died from sickness. Where did they camp during this winter?

On July 3, 1778, loyalist (Tory) soldiers and Native American allies attacked patriot militia in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. Over 300 patriots were killed. What did this become known as?

On September 3, ________, Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay signed the Treaty of Paris which officially ended the war, ensured American independence, and created new borders for the United States of America.

State leaders met in Philadelphia in May of This meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention. Why did they meet?

Who is given credit for helping to write the final draft of the constitution?

The Constitution became official on September 13, _________.

In 1791 a list of ten amendments were added to the Constitution. What are those amendments called?

What is the purpose of those amendments?

What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove?