American Experience Test (Week Four)

Thomas Paine

Who wrote “Common Sense”?

1775-1776

When did Thomas Pain write “Common Sense”?

Common Sense

What piece of writing advocated for independence from Great Britain?

May 1775

When did the Second Continental Congress meet?

George Washington

The Second Continental Congress agreed to create an army led by who?

Olive Branch Petition

Begs king to take away tyrannical parliament and restore rights

rejected

The king ____ the Olive Branch Petition

George Washington

Who was the commander of the Continental Congress

July 5, 1776

When was the Olive Branch Petition Written?

Loyalty

The Olive Branch Petition emphasized ____ to the British crown and British rights

the Declaration of Independence

Summarized the colonists motivation for seeking independence

July 4, 1776

date of declaration of independence

Thomas Jefferson

Who was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence

loyalists

colonists who were loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution

Trenton

Battle that boosted the morale of American Troops after crossing the Delaware river

December 26, 1776

When did the battle at Trenton take place?

September 19-October 7 1777

When was the Battle of Saratoga?

Battle of Saratoga

What was a turning point of the Revolutionary War?

Yorktown

what battle did Cornwallis surrender at to end the revolutionary war

September 3, 1783

When was the treaty of Paris signed?

The Treaty of Paris

What ended the American Revolution?

Treaty of Paris

What recognized independence of America and granted significant territory

Articles of Confederation

the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from territory west of the Appalachians

Virginia Plan

“Large State Plan”, written by James Madison, Proportional representation

New Jersey Plan

One vote for each state, Congress can levy taxes and regulate trade, unicameral

Connecticut compromise

provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation

Roger Sherman

helped draft the articles of confederation, and the Declaration of Independence

3/5 Compromise

three out of every five slaves would be counted when determining a state’s total population for legislation and taxation

The Constitution

supreme law of the United States

The federalist papers

a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the constitution

Alexander Hamilton

main contributor to the federalist papers

John Jay

wrote five of the federalist papers

The Bill of Rights

the first ten amendments to the constitution