President
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
What British policy towards the colonies ended following the French and Indian War
Salutary neglect
The first national government of the United States of America
Articles of Confederation
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Declaration of Independence
to ignore or reject a law
nullify
First POTUS
George Washington
The Battle of Saratoga was considered a turning point for this reason
The French joined the colonies to fight the British
The Compromise which created a bicameral legislature
Great Compromise
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Constitution
The first ten Amendments
Bill of Rights
Washington's proclamation in the conflict between France and England
Proclamation of Neutrality
The first battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Included a National Bank, a whiskey tax, and assumption of states' debts
Hamilton's Economic Plan
Small islands not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island
Common Sense
The idea that states and the federal government share powers
federalism
Two things Washington warned the country about in his Farewell Address
Political parties
Permanent Alliances
Treaty to end the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
Turning point between the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution
Shays Rebellion
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Tenth Amendment
A tax on paper items which led to protests of "no taxation without representation"
The Stamp Act
two term tradition, creating a cabinet, neutrality, farewell address were examples made by Washington
precedents
Passed to prevent colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains and conflict with Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
The First Political Party System
Federalists vs. Democratic Republicans
Written by Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in support of the ratification of the US Constitution
Federalist Papers
No power to tax