Enlightenment
Passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government.
Intolerable Acts
Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states
Northwest Ordinance
Who... became a hero of the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces.
Deborah Sampson
Written in 1777, it was the first written constitution of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
XYZ Affair
An agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection .
Social Contract
Was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48)
Wilmot Proviso
Is the notion that women should serve as educators to young Americans to become productive citizens and to incorporate the enlightenment ideas.
Republican Motherhood
Formed by Alexander Hamilton, it was the first political party in the United States.
Federalist party
Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 after the Mexican–American War.
Mexican Cession
Who was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
John Locke
A political party in the pre-Civil War period of American history that opposed the extension of slavery into the west.
Free-Soil Party
Was a formal female association that was formed in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act, and later the Townshend Acts
Daughters of Liberty
Farewell Presidential address, he advised American citizens to view themselves as a cohesive unit and avoid political parties and issued a special warning to be wary of attachments and entanglements with other nations.
Washington’s Farewell Address
was signed on October 27, 1795 by the United States and Spain. It defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
Pinckney Treaty
His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic, and educational thought
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Were statutes passed by Congress in 1793 and 1850 (and repealed in 1864) that provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
Fugitive Slave law
Advocated for and modeled an expanded role for women in public affairs. Her work for women's rights was born out of the fact that she was a confidant and advisor for the second president of the United States.
Abigail Adams
Were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799 in which (two states) legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity
Jay treaty
Who was an England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe.
Thomas Paine
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Took over for her husband on the battlefield after he was no longer able to fight, in Battle of Monmouth.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
Allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, including placing tariffs (taxes) on foreign imports, but it prohibited placing taxes on any exports
Commercial Compromise
French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led to a major political and international incident
Citizen Genet