Category 1
This major conflict led to the creation of the United States of America,
What is the Revolutionary War?
This European power's help allowed the colonists to defeat England in the Revolution.
What was France?
This was the first failed government of the United States.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
This is the amount of votes every state had under the Articles of Confederation.
What is one?
This political faction was against the notion of a stronger Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
These groups of colonists supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who were Loyalists?
This was the only branch found in the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is a legislative branch?
This group of electors was to be chosen to elect the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
This was placed to make sure no one branch of government would over-power the others.
What is checks and balances?
This notion divides the power of the federal government among three branches.
What is separation of powers?
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This agreement was made primarily due to the South's economic dependence on slavery.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This agreement led to the creation of a bi-cameral Congress.
What was the Great Compromise?
These essay written by Jay, Madison, and Hamilton encouraged Constitutional ratification.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Her poetry alluded to elements of slavery while writing about the American Revolution and Christian faith.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
This uprising demonstrated the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This is the notion that women were responsible for passing down virtuous education to future citizens.
What is Republican Motherhood?
The Anti-Federalists only agreed to ratification with the addition of this.
What is a Bill of Rights?
The put down of this uprising demonstrated the power of the new federal government.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
John Adams was elected president on this year.
What is 1796?
This provides Congress with the power necessary to carry out its duties, whether or not they are stated in the Constitution.
What is the elastic clause?
This is the year the Constitution of the United States was ratified.
What is 1788?
This agreement with Spain defined Florida's border, opened up the Mississippi River, and allowed for right-to-deposit in New Orleans.
What was Pinckney's Treaty?
This law set a method for creating future states in the Ohio Valley Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This agreement mandated the removal of all British forts within North America, but did not address British impressment.
What is Jay's Treaty?