French and Indian War
American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Early Years of the Republic
100
This territory was claimed by both the French and the British and conflict here ultimately led to the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio Valley?
100

The end of this system, describing the relationship between the colonies and Britain, is one of the primary reasons for the Revolutionary War.

What is salutary neglect?

100
This conflict in Massachusetts was about exorbitant tax increases that caused mobs of angry farmers to close the courts to prevent foreclosure on their farms.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
100

In this city, 55 delegates from 12 states met to revise the Articles of Confederation.

What is Philadelphia?

100

This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury and devised a financial program including increasing tariffs and taxes as well as establishing a National Bank.

Who is Alexander Hamilton?

200
This man led an expedition into the Ohio Valley to reassert British claims over the region.
Who is George Washington?
200
This act required a tax on all printed items, from college diplomas, court documents, land titles, and contracts to newspapers, almanacs, and playing cards.
What is The Stamp Act?
200
The lack of power to do this, led to a fiscal crisis where the central government was nearly bankrupt by 1780.
What is the power to tax?
200
This plan called for equal representation of all states in a unicameral legislation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200

This conflict was in response to Hamilton's tax on alcohol.

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

300
The French and Indian War is also known as this.
What is the Seven Years War?
300

Conflict at these two towns are often thought of as the beginning of the American Revolution.

What is Lexington and Concord?

300

The idea that women's role in society following the American Revolution was to educate and raise patriotic children.

What is Republican Motherhood?

300

This plan called for the "supremacy of national authority," and based representation in the legislature on population.

What is the Virginia plan?

300

This agreement between Britain and the U.S. removed Britain from the Northwest Territory, established Britain as the favored trading partner, and required Britain to pay for their policy of impressment.

What is Jay's Treaty?

400

This conflict occurred immediately after the French and Indian War.

What was Pontiac's Rebellion?

400

This is the idea that colonists had representation in Parliament because members of Parliament represented the entire British Empire, not just their local constituents.

What is Virtual Representation?

400

This law established a framework for expanding US territory west and abolished slavery in the region.

What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

400

This was promised to the Anti-Federalists in order to get the Constitution ratified.

What are the Bill of Rights?

400
This man was responsible for getting the Alien and Sedition Acts passed and was the only Federalist president.
Who is John Adams?
500

This meeting proposed that the colonies unite in defense against the French.

What is the Albany Congress?

500

American victory over Britain in the Revolution was, in large part, due to having an alliance with this country.

Who is France?

500

These two branches of government did not exist under the Articles of Confederation.

What are the Judicial and Executive Branches?

500

This compromise at the Constitutional Convention was a temporary solution to disputes over the disproportionate population of slaves in the south.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

500

These policies were passed by the 2nd US President during the Quasi-War with France, attempting to silence any political opposition in the country.

What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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