Ch. 5
After what major event did the British government make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
The Seven Years' War
True or False: The U.S. was the first independent nation in the Western Hemisphere
True
True or False: The Constitution clearly outlines what defines a U.S. citizen
False
A series of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay in support of the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were a response to
The Alien and Sedition Acts
This organization consisted of women who would create goods in their homes to sell in local markets to help support American boycotts of British goods prior to the Revolution
The Daughters of Liberty
Considered the "rough draft" of the Constitution. Here, states had more autonomy
The Articles of Confederation
These two documents, both characterizing King George as a tyrant, were integral to the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence and Common Sense
This book argued that the “invisible hand” of the free market directed economic life more effectively and fairly than governmental intervention.
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
In the 1790s, America was involved in what has been called a “quasi-war” with which nation?
France
What was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies?
The Stamp Act
_________ was the idea that each member of Britain’s House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district.
Virtual Representation
an armed protest by struggling farmers who were protesting high taxes and debt, especially after the American Revolutionary War. This event highlighted the need for a stronger centralized government.
By 1800, which type of labor had all but disappeared from the United States?
This scandal involved a botched diplomatic meeting between America and France where France attempted to extort America, souring relations between the two nations
The XYZ affair
This battle of the Revolutionary War convinced the French to send aid to America
The Battle of Saratoga
__________ was an ideology that held that women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens.
"Republican Motherhood"
The ______ plan argued that all states should have equal representation in Congress regardless of population size, while the ________ plan argued that it should be adjusted to represent the state's population
New Jersey, Virginia
This Supreme Court case established the precedent of Judicial Review
Marbury V. Madison
This treaty ended the war of 1812 and returned the U.S. to its pre-war status quo
Treaty of Ghent
Issued by the Royal Governor of Virginia in 1775, this proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people if they fought on the side of the British in the Revolutionary War
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
This organization helped colonial leaders to share ideas on resisting taxation in the pre-Revolution years
Committees of Correspondence
the 1787 Philadelphia meeting of state delegates that replaced the weak Articles of Confederation with the U.S. Constitution, establishing a stronger federal government with a system of checks and balances
The Constitutional Convention
a system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indigenous peoples
The annuity system
This failed uprising led to increasingly strict laws imposed against enslaved people in Virginia, barring them from receiving an education, paid work, and assembly
Gabriel's Rebellion