Road to the Revolution
This 1764 law regulated paper money in the colonies and limited the colonies' ability to pay debts with local currency (money).
the Currency Act
Why was fighting a defensive war an advantage for the Americans?
The Americans were fighting on familiar land
Why did many states create two-house legislatures?
To ensure lawmakers had to share their power
This was the first person assigned to manage the government's money and wanted the federal gov. to assume state war debts.
Alexander Hamilton
In 1800, what three men were candidates for president?
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson. and Aaron Burr
This group of colonists formed to oppose the Stamp Act and organized boycotts of British goods.
the Sons of Liberty
Who rode more than 40 miles in one night in 1777 to warn Patriot forces?
Sybil Ludington
What did the slave importation clause allow Congress not to do before 1808?
It meant Congress couldn't prohibit the importation of enslaved people before 1808
What was President Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?
He sent 13,000 soldiers to show how strong the Federal gov. was at enforcing the laws
What judicial power did Marbury v. Madison help establish for the Supreme Court?
Judicial review
On May 10th 1775 these two leaders led the capture Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen
In 1777 which major American victory convinced France to support the Americans?
Saratoga
What concern did Mercy Otis Warren have about the Constitution?
She worried it didn't prevent a tyrannical government.
This branch interprets the laws and can declare laws unconstitutional.
The judicial branch
After losing Saint-Domingue, what did Napoleon offer to the United States?
Napoleon offered to the entire Louisiana territory to the United States
Why did Britain issue the Proclamation of 1763 restricting settlement West of the line?
to limit colonial-Native American contact and reduce conflict, keeping peace on the frontier
After Spain declared war on Britain, what strategy did Gálvez use to weaken British control in the lower Mississippi?
He struck first by surprise and captured 4 British forts
What does Cumberland Gap help settlers pass through?
Cumberland Gap helps settlers pass through the Appalachian Mountains
What did both Britain and France do to American trading ships that concerned Washington?
Both nations were attacking and seizing American trading ships
What was the act signed by Jefferson in 1807 that caused economic hardship and showed he was unpopular for this specific policy?
The Embargo Act of 1807
Name two Enlightenment ideas that inspired American colonists to resist British rule.
natural rights and government based on the consent of the governed OR the right to resist unlawful authority and equality under natural law
Where did the British get supplies and recruits during their campaign in the Southern colonies?
The West Indies
Why is freedom of the press important?
Freedom of the press protects citizens' right to publish criticism of the government
What is the Sedition Act?
An act that targeted U.S. citizens (specifically journalists) who criticized the gov.
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance man" or "Renaissance woman"?
This means that you can do many things well