history test study guide Flashcards
what was the french and indian war
the 7 year war between the british and the french fought over the ohio river valley
what was the stamp act
it was a law that every peice of paper must have a stamp , it was also a tax on stamps
what was the proclomation of 1763
the king of england declared that no one could expand west past the appalacian mountains
what was the boston tea party
the sons of liberty threw large amonts of tea into the sea to protest taxes
what was the boston massacre
british soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists
what was the sugar act
it was a three pence tax on mollasses
the combination of the virginia plan and the new jersy plan was called what?
the great compromise
thomas jefferson won the presidency because of his support
Alexander hamilton
what was the first battle of the revlutionary war
concord and lexington
what are two reasons that the articles of confederation failed
the government couldn’t tax or raise a national army
this is what the states used to govern the country after the revolutionary war
the articles of confederation
where was the declaration of independence signed and the constitution created
carpenters hall, or independence hall
who fired the shot heard around the world
who is we dont know
who wrote the bill of rights
james madison
who negotiated and signed the treaty of paris
ben frankinlin and john adams
