Causes of the Revolution
The British government believed that the colonists did not need to be directly in the House of Commons because they had this.
What is virtual representation?
The first battle(s) of the American Revolution, often called the "shot heard round the world".
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The major event that illustrated the weakness of the government under the AOC and led to the convening of the Constitutional Convention
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania tested the strength of the new federal government when President Washington personally led troops to suppress it.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
To win support for ratification of the Constitution, Federalists promised that this would be added to protect individual liberties against government power.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This 1754 meeting, called to address threats from France and Native Americans, produced Benjamin Franklin’s plan for colonial defense and unity, which was ultimately rejected by both the colonies and the Crown.
What is the Albany Plan or Albany Conference?
The turning point battle of the Revolution, which made France decide to sign the Franco-American Alliance was...
The Battle of Saratoga
These articles were written by those wanting to ensure the ratification of the Constitution.
Daily Double: Who wrote the majority of these articles?
What are the Federalist Papers?
Bonus: Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The outcome of the election of 1800 led to the passing of this change to the Constitution.
What is the 12th Amendment?
The political party supported states' rights (weak central government), state banks, pro-French foreign policy, and a strict interpretation of the constitution
Who are the Democratic-Republicans?
This man’s writing (person & book) were most influential in inciting the American colonists to rebel against the British.
Who is Thomas Paine and what is Common Sense?
This battle led the British to begin negotiations with the colonies to end the war.
Daily Double: This man was the British general in charge at the time of surrender?
What is Yorktown?
Bonus: Who is General Cornwallis?
The Constitution had these two things branches that the Article of Confederation did not have.
What are the Executive and Judicial branches?
This empowered the president to deport "dangerous" foreigners, and persecute anyone who criticized the president or the government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Laid out the requirements for a territory to become a state-60,000 people had to settle there and forbade slavery in the new western territories?
What is The Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This network of letter-writing groups kept the colonies informed of British actions and encouraged unity.
What are Committees of Correspondence?
Emerging from Enlightenment ideals, this idea argued that women could influence the new republic not through voting, but by educating their children in civic virtue.
What is the Republican Motherhood?
This 1787 agreement of the Continental Congress blended two rival plans by creating a bicameral legislature, with one chamber based on population and the other providing equal representation for all states.
What is the Great Compromise?
This agreement with the British left them to promise to abandon their forts in the Northwest, share the Mississippi River with America, and America would favor trade with British businesses
What is Jay's Treaty?
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against these two dangers, both of which became recurring problems in the new republic.
What are political parties (factions) and permanent foreign alliances?
These 4 law/events would be considered some of the the causes of the American Revolution.
What are any 4 of the following:
Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Townsend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)
This petition, set by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1775, professed loyalty to the Crown and asked for peace, but King George III rejected it.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
These are the three slavery provisions in the Constitution
What are the 3/5ths Compromise, a Fugitive Slave Clause, and stopping the IMPORTATION of slaves after 20 years?
During John Adams’ presidency, this 1798 diplomatic scandal with France led to cries of “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!” and an undeclared naval war.
What is the XYZ affair?
This clause in the Constitution was used to justify the creation of a national bank by Hamilton and the Federalists.
Daily Double: This is the other name for this clause.
What is Necessary and Proper clause?
Bonus: What is the elastic clause?