War and Its Aftermath
The French and Indian War was the American part of this larger worldwide war.
What is the Seven Years' War?
In 1765 Parliament required colonists to use stamped paper for newspapers, legal documents, and diplomas under this act.
What is the Stamp Act?
Mostly written by Thomas Jefferson and approved July 4, 1776, this document explained why the colonists sought independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Ratified by all 13 states in 1781, this was the first constitution of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In 1794 President Washington sent troops to end this uprising against an excise tax on whiskey.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
In 1793 Washington declared that the United States would not take sides in the war between Britain and France with this proclamation.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation?
This 1763 law banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachians to prevent another bloody clash with Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Along with the Daughters of Liberty, this group enforced agreements not to import British goods.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet argued that the colonies had outgrown English domination.
What is Common Sense?
This 1787 law said a territory with 60,000 people could be admitted to the Union as a state.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
In Hamilton's financial plan, this meant the federal government would pay the states' debts.
What is assumption?
Hamilton's Federalists wanted a powerful federal government; Jefferson's party, which supported states' rights, was called this.
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
Only 7 of 13 colonies sent delegates to this 1754 meeting, which tried to unite them but was rejected.
What is the Albany Congress?
On December 16, 1773, Bostonians disguised as Indians dumped tea into the harbor in this protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The surrender of General Burgoyne's army at this 1777 battle was the turning point that brought French aid.
What is Saratoga?
In 1786 poor Massachusetts farmers facing foreclosure rebelled under the leadership of this captain.
Who is Daniel Shays?
Jefferson called this 1791 institution, proposed by Hamilton, unconstitutional.
What is the Bank of the United States?
In this 1797 scandal, three French go-betweens demanded a $250,000 bribe just to talk to Talleyrand.
What is the XYZ Affair?
In 1763 this Ottawa chief led tribes in a violent campaign to drive the British out of the Ohio country.
Who is Pontiac?
Parliament passed these 1774 laws, including the Boston Port Act, to punish Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
George Washington, Rochambeau's army, and Admiral de Grasse cornered Cornwallis at this Virginia town in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
This compromise gave the House representation by population and gave each state two senators.
What is the Great Compromise?
This 1794 treaty with Britain promised to evacuate British posts on U.S. soil but said nothing about future ship seizures.
What is Jay's Treaty?
These 1798 laws raised the residence requirement for citizenship from 5 to 14 years and punished false defamation of officials.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
In 1755 General Braddock led 2,000 men against this French fort and was defeated by a much smaller force.
What is Fort Duquesne?
The most important result of the First Continental Congress, it called for a complete boycott of British goods.
What is the Association?
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and this man negotiated the Treaty of Paris of 1783 with Britain.
Who is John Jay?
These two states were the last to ratify the Constitution, doing so only after the new government had been operating for a few months.
What are Rhode Island and North Carolina?
In this speech Washington urged Americans against permanent alliances, shaping U.S. foreign policy until 1917.
What is the Farewell Address?
Written by Madison and Jefferson, these resolutions argued that states could refuse to follow federal laws.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?