Causes of the Revolution
This war is at the heart of all the problems that later led to the Revolutionary War
French and Indian War (7 Years War)
This was the name given to colonists who supported the British once the war started.
Loyalists
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
1-Legislative
This compromise decide how slaves would be counted in terms of representation for their state.
3/5 Compromise
This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury and devised a financial program that helped to put the United States on secure financial footing as well as strengthened the ties between states and the central government.
Alexander Hamilton
This tax/act was one of the first to outrage the colonists because it affected most colonists
Stamp Act/Tax
This opening battle of the Revolution is known as the "shot hear round the world".
Lexington and Concord
This was seen as the only real accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation
the Northwest Ordinance
Name 1 major issue Anti-Federalists had with the Constitution.
1. created too strong a government 2. did not include individual rights
This dispute/rebellion was in response to Hamilton's excise tax on alcohol.
Whiskey Rebellion
These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
This economic theory in which Britain required the colonists to only buy products from them and force the colonists to sell to them was known as M________________
mercantilism
Name 2 of the biggest weaknesses of the AOC
-no power to tax -weak national government -no executive branch -no judicial branch -no national military -etc.
This was the name of the plan large states favored in which representation in Congress would be based on population
Virginia Plan
This agreement between Britain and the U.S. ignored America's claim that "free ships make free goods," and accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.
Jay's Treaty
His famous work "Common Sense" gave colonists the hope and passion to be an independent country.
Thomas Paine
He wrote the Declaration of Independence and would later go on to become President of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
What made Shays's Rebellion a turning point in ditching the AOC?
It made the colonists recognize the government under the AOC was too weak and unable to fight off rebellions without any unity.
The final compromise added to the Constitution based on the demands of the Anti-Federalists.
Bill of Rights
This man was responsible for getting the Alien and Sedition Acts passed and was the only Federalist president.
John Adams
This decree/law by Britain said no colonists can go past the Appalachian mountains in what was formally French and Indian territory
Proclamation Line of 1763
This was the name of the final attempt by the colonists at avoiding war with Britain. King George ignored it and set the course for war.
Olive Branch Petition
Why is the abandonment of the AOC sometimes referred to as the "second revolution in America".
Changing the articles required all 13 states approval and the founding father never got that they just decided to start over and basically broke the rules of their own government
This was the name of the idea that women's role in government is to raise their sons to be active participants in the government.
Republican Motherhood
This saw the peaceful transfer of power between opposing parties and served as proof that the republican experiment would work.
the "Revolution of 1800"