Road to Revolution!
This British idea claimed colonists were represented in Parliament even without electing members.
What was “virtual representation”?
These colonists supported independence from Britain.
Who were the Patriots?
This 1786 uprising showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shays's Rebellion?
This Secretary of the Treasury created a plan to strengthen national credit through taxes and a national bank.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This proclamation kept the United States out of the war between Britain and France in 1793.
What was Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality?
These two British tax laws caused colonial protests, boycotts, and resistance in 1764–1765.
What were the Sugar Act and Stamp Act?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence from Britain.
What was Common Sense?
This compromise created equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House.
What was the Great Compromise?
This clause of the Constitution allowed implied powers and justified the national bank.
What was the “necessary and proper” clause?
This diplomatic conflict with France led to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
What was the XYZ Affair?
This protest against the Tea Act involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This 1777 battle convinced France to ally with the American colonies.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
These two compromises addressed slavery and trade issues at the Constitutional Convention
What were the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Commerce Compromise?
This 1794 uprising challenged the federal whiskey tax before being suppressed by Washington.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
These resolutions, written by Jefferson and Madison, argued states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws.
(DOUBLE POINTS) What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
This 1774 meeting organized colonial resistance and called for a boycott of British goods.
What was the First Continental Congress?
This document declared independence and promoted Enlightenment ideas like natural rights.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
These essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay defended the Constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?
These two political parties emerged in the 1790s over disagreements about federal power.
What were the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
These two laws organized western settlement and created a process for admitting new states.
What were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This fertile region became a major cause of conflict between Britain and France in North America.
What was the Ohio Valley?
This 1783 treaty officially recognized American independence and granted land to the Mississippi River
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This addition to the Constitution protected individual rights and answered Anti-Federalist concerns.
What was the Bill of Rights?
This 1796 speech warned Americans about political parties and foreign alliances.
What was George Washington's Farewell Address?
This meeting in 1754 attempted to unite the colonies for defense and future cooperation.
What was the Albany Congress?