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This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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This document created the first national government of the 13 individual states in North America.
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Articles of Confederation
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Give one major reason for the colonist victory over the British.
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A stronger motivation to fight.
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Which branch of the governmet was created by the Article of Conferderation?
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The congress
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Since American colonist benefited from the British victory in the French and Indian war, they expected the colonist to help pay for the cost of the war. Therefore, the Parliment passed the _________.
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Stamp Act
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In what year did George lll take the throne in Great Britain?
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1760
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In what year did Parliment pass the Stamp Act?
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1765
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In the 1660s Parliment passed these set of laws that prevented colonist from selling their most valuable products to anyone except Britain.
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Navigation Acts
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What is one way colonist got arround the Navigation Acts?
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Smuggling
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Why were the colonist so outraged over the passing of the Stamp Act.
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The colonist had never paid a tax directly to the government before, and because they felt it violated their rights to be taxed without represetation in Parliment.
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At what year did the French enter the American Revolution.
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1778
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In February of 1787, Congress approved a _______________ to revise the Articles of Confederation.
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Constitutional Convention
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After the creation of the Articles of Confederation, the new nation suffered large financial problems. These problems sparked a violent protest by debt ridden farmers in Massachusetts known as _____________
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Shays Rebellion
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In 1787, the new Constitution crerated a strong central government, but did not eliminate local governments. Instead, the Constitution set a ___________, in which power was divided between national and state governments.
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Federal system
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The federal system established three separate branches of government. They are the ________, _________ & ________.
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Legislative, executive and judicial
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