French & Indian War
This young Virginia officer gained early military experience fighting in the Ohio River Valley before later leading the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This 1765 measure required colonists to provide housing or supplies for British troops stationed in North America.
What is the Quartering Act?
This British monarch ruled during the colonial rebellion that led to American independence.
Who is King George III?
These first ten additions protected individual liberties and answered a major criticism raised during ratification.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This incumbent Federalist president lost his bid for reelection in 1800.
Who is John Adams?
This global conflict between Britain and France lasted from 1756 to 1763 and included fighting in North America.
What is the Seven Years’ War?
This 1765 tax applied directly to newspapers, licenses, legal papers, and other printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
Fighting at this Massachusetts location in April 1775 marked the opening of armed conflict between colonial militia and British troops.
What is Lexington?
This uprising became powerful evidence for delegates who argued that the existing national government lacked sufficient authority.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Jefferson led this political party, which favored an agrarian republic and more limited national authority.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
For years before 1763, Britain often allowed its colonies to operate with limited enforcement of imperial laws.
What is salutary neglect?
Passed in 1764, this measure strengthened customs enforcement and imposed duties connected to imported molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
This June 1775 battle demonstrated that colonial forces could inflict severe casualties even when forced to retreat.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This agreement created a formula for counting enslaved people when determining representation and direct taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Jefferson used this phrase to describe the peaceful transfer of political control after the election of 1800.
What is the Revolution of 1800?
After Britain’s victory, the Crown attempted to limit western settlement by drawing this boundary along the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
These 1767 duties applied to imported goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Adopted in July 1776, this document justified separation from Britain using ideas about natural rights and consent.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This series of essays was written to defend ratification of the proposed governing framework.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Jefferson generally favored this constitutional approach, arguing that national authority should remain closely tied to powers specifically granted.
What is strict interpretation?
This settlement ended the conflict in 1763 and transferred most French claims in mainland North America to Britain and Spain.
What is the Peace of Paris?
Colonists criticized this 1774 measure because it expanded a neighboring province and protected Catholic worship there.
What is the Quebec Act?
This 1783 agreement formally recognized American independence and established generous western boundaries for the new nation.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This agreement created equal representation in one chamber and population-based representation in the other.
What is the Great Compromise of 1787?
The Supreme Court established this principle in Marbury v. Madison, strengthening the judiciary’s role in constitutional disputes.
What is judicial review?