Student Name:
Key
Date:
Match the term on the left with its definition on the right:
_32_ American
Revolution
A. This was the site of Cornwallis's surrender in the American Revolution.
_13_ Anne Hutchinson B. This was a 1786 uprising of Massachusetts farmers concerned about the loss of their land.
_E_ Anti-Federalist
_X_ Articles Of
Confederation
C. This group of Patriots was formed in 1765 and urged colonial resistance to the Stamp
Act using any means available... even violence.
D. This was a document which formally ended the American Revolutionary War.
_18_ Bacon's Rebellion E. This series of articles was written in 1787 urging Americans to oppose the ratification of the proposed United States Constitution.
_17_ Benjamin Franklin F. This was the first permanent English colony in the New World.
_33_ Bill Of Rights G. This was an Act passed in 1765 by the British, requiring all legal documents, contracts, newspapers, etc. in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp to help pay for the military presence in the colonies.
_28_ Boston Massacre H. He was the founder of the Quaker settlement that later became the state of
Pennsylvania.
_L_ Checks And
Balances
_14_ Committee Of
Correspondence
I. This was an agreement reached between Northern and Southern states during the
Constitutional Convention. It was a method of calculating the population of slaves into the apportionment of the House of Representatives and distribution of taxes.
J. This was the site of the headquarters of the Continental Army under George
Washington during American Revolution.
_19_ Common Sense K. He was an early colonial leader who was opposed to British tyranny, supported republicanism, and famously said "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" in a speech in
1775.
_N_ Constitutional
Convention
L. This is the system of overlapping powers among judicial, executive, and legislative branches to allow each branch to oversee the actions of the others.
_30_ Continental Army M. These were series of laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party by the British
Parliament in 1774. Those laws included the Massachusetts Government Act,
Administration of Justice Act, Boston Port Act, and the Quartering Act. These acts are considered a significant cause of the American Revolutionary War.
29__ Daughters Of
Liberty
_Z_ Declaration Of
Independence
N. This is the 1787 meeting at which the Constitution of the United States was debated and agreed upon.
O. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, this deal used parts of the "Virginia" plan and the "New Jersey" plan to create a Congress with 2 houses, one with representation based population and one with representation being equal.
_5_ Farewell Address P. This was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, signed by the Pilgrims in
November of 1620.
_31_ Federalism Q. He was the British general that was defeated at Yorktown to signify the end (and loss) of the Revolutionary War.
_7_ Federalist R. This was a powerful Native American tribe that was in constant conflict with

European settlers in eastern Virginia.
_S_ Federalist Papers S. This was a series of Articles written to persuade New York to ratify the Constitution.
_22_ French And Indian
War
T. This was a British philosopher who argued that governments only purpose was to protect man's natural rights.
_35_ George Washington U. He was the third president of the United States, a founding father, and the author of the Declaration of Independence.
_37_ Great Awakening V. This was the economic philosophy that control of imports was the key to enhancing the health of a nation and that Colonies existed to serve the home country as a source of raw materials and a market for manufactured goods.
_O_ Great Compromise W. He was an English soldier and sailor, who is now remembered helping to establish
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America.
_1_ Half-Way Covenant X. The first government of the United States was based on this, which was created in
1777.
_26_ House Of
Burgesses
_M_ Intolerable Acts
Y. This is the name of the political cartoon drawn by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, urging colonists to unify in what would be the Seven Years War (French and Indian War).
Z. This was an act passed by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 declaring the thirteen American Colonies independent of British rule.
_25_ James Madison
_F_ Jamestown
_21_ John Adams
_T_ John Locke
1. This was a method for members to have partial church membership in the New
England Puritan Church. It was promoted by Reverend Solomon Stoddard.
2. This means "to approve," and is what states must do to proposed Constitutional amendments and the Senate must do to treaties just to name a few.
3. This is the writer of Common Sense in 1776 and advocate of America's separation from
Great Britain.
4. He was a French philosopher who developed a number of political theories in his Spirit of the Laws.
_W_ John Smith
_Y_ Join Or Die
_P_ Mayflower
5. This is the name to the essay written by the first U.S. President in which we warned of the dangers of sectionalism, political parties, becoming involved in foreign affairs, escalating debt, and much more.
6. This 1794 uprising was the first real challenge to the new nation's ability to enforce laws and maintain national security.
_23_ Jonathan Edwards 7. This early American political party was founded by Alexander Hamilton and based upon the belief that a strong national government was critical to the survival of the nation.
_36_ King Phillip's War 8. This is the term used to describe the part of Triangle Trade in which slaves were shipped from Africa to the Western Hemisphere.
_Q_ Lord Cornwallis 9. This was issued by King George III at the end of the French and Indian War/Seven
Year's War to organize Britain's new North American empire. It regulated trade, settlement and land purchases with the Native Americans. It gave Britain a monopoly on land purchased west of the Appalachians.
_10_ Marquis De La
Fayette
_34_ Massachusetts
10. He was a French military officer who was a key general during both the French and
American Revolutionary wars. He volunteered his services.
11. This is the term used to describe a system of forced labor in which a person is considered to be the property of another person.
12. This colonial region consisted of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Compact
_V_ Mercantilism
_12_ Middle Colonies
_8_ Middle Passage
_4_ Montesquieu
_K_ Patrick Henry
_R_ Powhatan
_9_ Proclamation Of
1763
_2_ Ratify
13. She was a Puritan religious leader in the Massachusetts Bay Colony before her actions resulted in her removal from the colony.
14. This was a local government body in the American colonies that coordinated written communication outside of the colony. They were important to the revolution effort.
15. He was a German military officer who fought in the Continental Army in the American
Revolution.
16. This colonial region consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and
Georgia.
17. This was a printer, scientist and inventor who helped write both the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.
18. This was a 1676 uprising in the Virginia Colony led by frontiersmen against government corruption and oppression.
19. Written by Thomas Paine in early 1776, it said that continued American loyalty to
Britain would be absurd, and independence was the only rational thing for colonists to do.
20. This was the trade of African slaves by Europeans. Most slaves were shipped from
West Africa to the New World.
_24_ Salem Witch Trials 21. He was one of the writers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, the first
Vice President, and the Second U.S. President.
_B_ Shays' Rebellion 22. Battles between France and England in the new world resulting in the loss of all
French possessions.
_11_ Slavery
_C_ Sons Of Liberty
23. This New England minister, a key figure in the First Great Awakening, is perhaps most known for his "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon of 1741.
24. These were a series of court proceedings held in Massachusetts in 1692 in which 20 people were executed for allegedly practicing witchcraft.
_16_ Southern Colonies 25. This was an author of the Virginia Plan, considered to be the "Father of the
Constitution," and President during the War of 1812.
_G_ Stamp Act 26. This was the first representative government in North America located in Virginia, but the Virginia Company had to approve any laws it passed.
_U_ Thomas Jefferson 27. This is the agricultural product smoked by Native Americans and brought back to
Europe with the discovery of the new world. It helped the colonization of the future
American South.
_3_ Thomas Paine 28. This was an event that occurred on Monday, March 5, 1770 that helped spark the
American Revolution.
_I_ Three-fifths
Compromise
_27_ Tobacco
_20_ Trans-atlantic Slave
Trade
_D_ Treaty Of Paris,
1783
29. This was the name of a group of colonial women in the 1760s and 1770s that participated in the boycotts against the British following the Townshend Acts.
30. This was the name of the military force that fought for and won independence from
Great Britain in the American Revolution.
31. This system of government has powers divided between the central government and regional governments, with central government being supreme.
32. This was the first successful colonial independence movement against a European power, 1775-1783.

_J_ Valley Forge
_15_ Von Steuben 34. This is a state that was first settled by the Pilgrims in 1620 in Plymouth. The first
Thanksgiving was celebrated here.
_6_ Whiskey Rebellion 35. He was our first president, father of the nation, founding father, and Commander of the Continental Army in victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War.
_H_ William Penn
33. This is the first ten amendments to the constitution, generally directed at protecting the individual from abuse of power by the national government.
_A_ Yorktown
36. This 1675 war between the New England settlers and the Wampanoag Confederacy resulted in a resounding victory for the English.
37. This was a religious revival that promised the grace of God to all who could experience a desire for it.