Pre-Revolution
Who were the 2 major European powers fighting in the 7 Years War?
This slogan is the main cause of the American Revolution
Taxation without Representation
The Articles of Confederation were passed because of Americans' fear of what?
What was written to try to encourage people to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
True or False, the international slave trade ended in the early 1800s in the US when America & the British outlawed it?
True-Ended in 1808
What did the British do to acquire funds to pay off the Seven Years War?
Increased taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies
Patriots, such as Samuel Adams, gained more support in their "radical" plans of independence following what incident that signaled violent British oppression?
Boston Massacre
What event caused Americans to think that maybe a stronger central government would be better than a smaller one?
Shay's Rebellion
What was created at the Constitutional Convention that was designed to insulate the presidency from the popular will?
Electoral College
Name 2 things that Washington advised America NOT to do in his Farewell Address
1. Create political parties
2. Foreign alliances
3. Sectionalism
What is the name of the political theory that the members of an elected body, such as the British Parliament, represent the country or empire as a whole regardless of where individuals live?
Virtual Representation
What country provided the most assistance to the colonists in their fight for independence from Great Britain?
France
What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Inability of Congress to federally tax
Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
As a compromise between Federalists and Democratic Republicans to get the Constitution ratified by protecting individual's rights not specified in the Constitution
What was passed as a response to the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The Proclamation of 1763 wanted to avoid westward expansion so that what would hopefully happen?
Relations with the Native Americans would improve
What was the Sons of Liberty's direct response to the English government protecting the British East Company from going bankrupt?
Boston Tea Party
The Articles of Confederation were successful at creating a process for the admission of what to the Union?
States
What was the main purpose of the Federalist Party?
Ratify the Constitution
President Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to what country's revolution?
France
Imaginary line drawn through the Appalachian mountains and Ohio River Valley that said no one could settle west of it (result of Pontiacs Rebellion)
Proclamation of 1763
Alexander Hamilton thought that the best way for the country to handle the post-Revolutionary War debt was to do what?
Consolidate the country's debt and create a national bank
Jefferson feared that the Articles of Confederation would allow people to settle west of the Appalachian mountains, so he passed the ______________, which divided the land into "states" so that people couldn't break off and create their own country.
Land Ordinance of 1784
What issue were the New Jersey and Virginia Plans trying to address?
Congressional Representation
Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain allowed the United States to further the development of its commerce by opening up the port of what city?
New Orleans