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Most of the tribes sided with the French but a few did end up siding with the British.
Who did the Natives side with in the war?
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Britain was in heavy debt after the French and Indian war.
Why did Britain begin taxing the colonies?
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
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What was the first version of our current Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first version of our current Constitution?
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Jefferson
Who was the figurehead of the anti-federalists?
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The war lead to the end of statuary neglect and the British imposed stricter laws and taxes among the colonists to pay for the war and get a better hold on the colonies
How did British winning the war affect the colonies?
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Stamp Act
What law taxed the most printed material in the colonies?
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Representation within Parliament to decide their own taxes and then Independence.
What did the Colonists want from the war?
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The New Jersey Plan (every state gets an equal amount of representation) and Virginia Plan (representation based on population)
What two plans did the Great Compromise entail?
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Hamilton
Who was the figurehead of the federalists?
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They were fighting over control of North America and control over the fur trade.
What did both countries want from the war?
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The colonists were angry that their taxes were being decided by parliament and that they didn't have representation within parliament or a say in their own taxes.
Why were the colonists enraged at getting taxed?
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The French wanted to defeat the British.
Why did the French help the colonists?
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They gave no power to the government, the federal government had no power to enforce taxes, there was no national court system, Congress could not regulate trade
What was one reason that the Articles of Confederation failed?
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No party, but he was often sympathetic towards the Federalists.
What party did George Washington belong to?
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The tension began over disputed territory in the Ohio River Valley and other frontier tensions as both country's began to try and assert their influence in North America.
What led to the tension between the British and the French?
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Boston Tea Party/Tarring and Feathering
What was one major colonial response to British taxation?
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Battle of Saratoga
What was the most important battle in deciding the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
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Slave states wanted their slaves to count as part of their population so they could get more representation in the House. States without many slaves thought this was unfair.
Why was the ⅗ Compromise created?
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Who typically voted for federalists? North eastern states, New England.
Who typically voted for federalists?
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Disputes over whether the colonists could move into the new territory and the new taxes due to the expense of the war led to colonial discontent which started the tension and fighting that led to the war.
How did the French and Indian War lead to the Revolutionary War?
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The Petition was aimed to appease King George and prevent the tensions from turning into a war. The King did not respond to the petition and instead issued a Proclamation of Rebellion.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition and was it accepted by Britain?
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Knowledge of the land and Foreign Aid.
What Military advantages did the Colonists have over the British?
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Federalists did not believe that a Bill of Rights was necessary, while Anti-Federalist thought a Bill of Rights was crucial to safeguarding the rights of American citizens.
Which political party, Federalists or Anti-Federalists, supported the creation of a Bill of Rights?
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Farewell Address
What did George Washington do to try to quell the rise of political parties at the end of his presidency?
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