French and Indian War
The two major countries fighting
French against the British
Quartering Act
name of colonists who sided with British
loyalists, tories
Rebellion that proved A of C was ineffective
Shay's Rebellion
The principle that one branch can stop another branch from taking too much power
Checks and Balances
The side that most Native Americans fought with in the French and Indian War
the French
Act that taxed colonists on paper, glass, lead, paint etc.
Townshend Acts
Name of colonists who wanted liberty from Britain
patriots
Compromise between big and small states over representation in Congress
Great Compromise - Congress - two houses - House (population) and Senate (equal)
Principle in the Constitution that the people decide by voting
Popular Sovereignty
The side the colonists fight on during the French and Indian War
with the British
phrase colonists used to protest taxes
No taxes without representation
Government/Constitution that colonists operated under during Revolution
Articles of Confederation
name for 2 houses in Congress (legislative Branch)
bicameral
Principle in the government that the power is divided between the federal and state governments
Federalism
The Native American leader who rebelled against the British after the French and Indian War
Pontiac - Pontiac's Rebellion
Secret group of patriot colonists fighting against taxes with boycotts and acts of violence
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Movement of women to make their own clothing to boycott taxes
Homespun Movement
Compromise over counting 3/5 enslaved people towards representation in House of Representatives
3/5ths Compromise
People who wanted more power to Federal government
Federalists
Proclamation of 1763
Protest against Tea Act by colonists
Boston Tea Party
Defined how to admit a new state in the NW territory - outlawed enslavement and made them equal to original 13 states
Northwest Ordinance
Separation of Powers
People who wanted more power to the states
Anti-Federalists or Democratic Republicans