Causes of Revolution
What phrase summed up colonists’ anger at being taxed by Britain without representation?
Taxation without representation
Which region of colonies relied most heavily on enslaved labor?
Southern Colonies
What was the first U.S. government, created in 178
Articles of Confederation
Which Enlightenment thinker inspired Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What 1770 event did Paul Revere use as propaganda against Britain?
Boston Massacre
Which colonial region was most religiously diverse?
Middle colonies
What event showed the Articles were too weak?
Shays rebellion
What concept says people are born with life, liberty, and property
Natural Rights
What domestic uprising did Washington put down, showing the Constitution’s strength?
Whiskey Rebellion
Which pamphlet convinced many colonists to support independence?
Common Sense
What 1739 slave rebellion in South Carolina showed resistance to slavery?
Stono Rebellion
What compromise created a bicameral legislature?
Great Compromise
What idea says governments exist by agreement between rulers and people?
Social Contract
What law passed under Adams restricted speech critical of the government?
Alien and Sedition Acts
What meeting of delegates created the Olive Branch Petition and began coordinating resistance?
Second Continental Congress
What was the British economic system that said colonies existed to enrich the mother country?
Mercantilism
What compromise counted enslaved people for representation and taxation?
3/5 Compromise
What set of essays argued in favor of the Constitution?
Federalist Papers
What foreign crisis during Adams’ presidency involved bribery by French agents?
XYZ AFFAIR
Which battle is known as the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Lexington and Concord
What policy allowed the colonies to govern themselves as long as trade benefited Britain?
Salutary Neglect
What principle divides power between the federal and state governments?
Who led the Democratic-Republican opposition to Hamilton’s economic plan
Thomas Jefferson
What advice did Washington give in his Farewell Address?
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances