NEWSELA War of Words Revolution

These are times that try men's souls was a cry for people to

• leave America for Britain

• take action against an oppressive British government

• go to war against Canada

• go to war with each other

Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration that

• the Americans should allow women to vote.

• the King George should continue his rule.

• Americans had the right to abolish the British government because life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness was take away.

• France should help the Americans.

The Articles of Confederation was formed

• in order to unify the thirteen colonies.

• to create a strong central government.

• to prevent the British from fighting with the colonists.

Under the government of the Articles of Confederation

• there was a three branch government

• there was not executive branch/president

• there was a way to collect taxes

The country under the Articles of Confederation began to falter because of

• of the invasion of the Storm Troopers

• French invasion.

• large debt, farmer's rebellion and state boundary issues.

• British invasion.

Because of the failure of the Articles of Confederation Alexander Hamilton proposed

• a play on Broadway

• throwing out the Articles and starting a new government

• dueling with Aaron Burr

• going back to the rule of monarchy