American History Flashcards
What goods did the stamp act tax?
Business legal papers, tea, newspapers
Where are the 13 colonies located?
On the east coast near the Atlantic Ocean
What country called Land west of the Mississippi river ?
Spain
What did the colonist mean by taxation without representation?
They wouldn’t be taxed despite their consent or have a representative deliver their views and impose the taxes
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What military advantages did the British have over the continental army (colonist) in the revolutionary war?
Knowledge of the land
Motivation to fight (for freedom)
Good military leadership
When and where was the first battle between British and colonist?
Lexington and concord, 1775
What was the purpose of the proclamation of 1763
The colonist were not allowed to settle in the Ohio region to avoid problems with the native Americans
What battle was the turning point in the revolutionary war? And after this what country did Ben Franklin convince to become an ally?
Battle of Saratoga
France
Where and when was the last battle with the British? What country’s navy played a important role in this victory for the colonist?
Yorktown 1781
French navy
The name of the treat that ended the revolutionary war?
Treaty of Paris 1783
According to the treaty of Paris what became borders of the u.s
Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, and Florida
Who had more power under the articles of confederation, the state or the federal government?
The states had more power
Why was the confederation government not able to pay off the revolutionary war debts?
The confederation could not tax
How many states were needed to amend the articles of confederation?
13 out of 13 states
