1700s, Seven Years' War, Shays' Rebellion, American Revolution, Federalist Papers

American Studies part 2

_________ (1786–87) grew out of postwar economic crisis, ______, unpaid veterans, and foreclosures in _______.

Shays’ Rebellion, heavy taxes, Massachusetts

Led by ________, many rebels were former Revolutionary soldiers who felt abandoned by wealthy state leaders in Boston.

Daniel Shays

The uprising revealed that the ________ government was too ______ to maintain order or address ______ problems.

Articles of Confederation, weak, economic

Shays’ Rebellion occurred in

1786-87

The panic caused by ___________ directly pushed states to send delegates to the _________ of 1787.

Shays’ Rebellion, Constitutional Convention

The war was not only Americans vs. British but also a _____, with many African Americans, Native Americans, and Loyalists siding with ______.

civil war, Britain

Key turning point: ________ (1777) convinced _______ to join the war—providing money, supplies, officers (Lafayette, von Steuben), and naval power.

Battle of Saratoga, France

The British captured major cities, but the Americans only needed to _________.

outlast British will to fight

British defeat at ______ (1781) led to the_____ (1783), massive Loyalist migration, and new debates about liberty, slavery, and republican government.

Yorktown, Treaty of Paris

Two important French generals that helped win the war:

Lafayette and Von Stuben

These people wrote the Federalist Papers, in what year?

Hamilton, Madison, Jay, 1787-88

The Federalist Papers assured Americans that a ________ would NOT lead to ______ but was necessary for _______.

stronger federal government, tyranny, stability

the _______ argued for ________ the new Constitution and replacing the weak Articles.

Federalist Papers, ratifying

The _______ (French & Indian War in America) was a global conflict for control of __________,

Seven Years’ War, North America

Native resistance—especially _______ (1763)—prompted Britain to issue the _______, banning settlement west of the Appalachians.

Pontiac’s Rebellion, Proclamation of 1763

To pay war debts and enforce protection, Britain passed the ____ Act (1764), ____ Act (1765), _____ Acts (1767), and _____ Acts (1774).

Sugar, Stamp, Townshend, Coercive

The war created long-term _____ resentment toward _____—later motivating France to help the Americans during the _____.

French, Britain, Revolution

France ceded _____, lands east of the Mississippi, and _____

Canada, New Orleans

Many ______ supported the ______, especially after the 1775 promise of freedom by Virginia’s royal governor.

African Americans, British