Terms to Know
When money loses value and cost of buys things goes up.
What is inflation
The first Constitution of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
England made America pay these, making goods more expensive and hurting American business.
Tariffs
He shocked Americans and Europeans when he resigned right after the war.
George Washington
This document was signed by sword-point in 1215.
Magna Carta
A law is passed but it will not be enforced until this happens.
The three Acts of the constitution describe the jobs of the three branches of the government. (in the correct order)
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Spain and England did this to America, making it difficult for America to export goods.
blockade
The new land caused conflict between big states and small. This Ordinance outlined how the land would be divided into new states and also banned slavery from the territory.
Northwest Ordinance
This was signed by England and America in 1783.
Treaty of Paris
The right to vote.
The Bill of Rights were added to make sure these rights were protected by the Constitution.
Individual rights
This rebellion occurred because America had huge war debts, and the taxes states imposed caused many farmers to have to sell their farms or go in debt.
Shay's Rebellion
This meeting was kept a secret from everyone.
Constitutional Convention
He developed and made popular the idea of a social contract.
John Locke
The Great Compromise solved the problem of the big states vs little states through these two houses.
House of Representatives and Senate.
The majority of delegates and Americans who opposed the new plan for a central government.
Anti-federalists
In 1788, this important document was ratified.
He wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls."
Thomas Paine
The balance of power between the central government and the states.
Confederation
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union...
War debt, inflation, and tariffs led to this.
Depression
in 1868, Andrew Johnson, and in 1998, Bill Clinton both had this happen to them, although they both were found not guilty by the Senate.
Impeached
He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson