Causes of Revolution
Placed in 1765, this act placed a tax on most printed paper in the colonies.
Stamp Act
This pamphlet written in 1776 was influential in convincing many Americans that the colonies should declare their independence from Britain
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
A group of rebel farmers stopped the collection of taxes in Massachusetts, and the current government lacked the power to shut it down.
Shay's Rebellion
Two of the four things Washington's Farewell Address warned against
Permanent foreign alliances, European wars, political parties, and sectionalism.
This SCOTUS case established judicial review.
Marbury v Madison
This law passed by Great Britain angered colonists because it prohibited them from settling land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
A group of pro-British, mostly wealthy, men and women in the colonies during the war.
Loyalists
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant item
Bill of Rights
Washington's response to this crisis established the authority of the national government to enforce the law
Whiskey Rebellion
This SCOTUS case asserted national supremacy over the states in a conflict over national and state banks.
McCulloch v Maryland
Placed in 1767, these acts placed duties on colonial imports of tea, glass, and paper, and also allowed for the search of private homes with a writ of assistance.
Townshed Acts
The colonists’ attempt to achieve peace with England, pledging their loyalty if the king protected the colonists’ rights.
Olive Branch Petition
This compromise resolved the issue of slavery as it pertains to representation.
3/5ths Compromise
Debate over the National Bank and European conflicts led to the creation of these two political parties during Washington's presidency
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
The legacy of THIS political party far outlived the party itself through the Marshall court.
Federalist Party
Secret society known for it’s violent tarring and feathering of tax collectors.
Sons of Liberty
The group of people that authored the Articles of Confederation and appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
Second Continental Congress
A law that set rules for the creation of new states.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This unpopular treaty during Washington's presidency avoided further war with Britain
Jay's Treaty
Benjamin Franklin made this as an act of unification of all 13 colonies against the British government
Albany Plan of Union
Caused the passing of the Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Battle of Yorktown
The two plans that were being merged in the Great Compromise and what they were.
Virginia Plan-- All states have the same amount of representation
New Jersey Plan-- Representation should be based off of state population
The Adams administration passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in response to what political dispute
Criticisms over the undeclared war between France and the United States
Date of Deceleration of Independence drafting.
June 11-July 1 1776