Taxation w/o Representation
What was the Proclamation of 1763
In an effort to stabilize the Western frontier, the British gov't issued a proclamation that prohibited Colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains.
Who, when, and where was the Declaration of Independence scripted?
Thomas Jefferson,
1776,
Philadelphia
First form of American Government
Articles of Confederation
BOSTON TEA PARTY...?
a group of colonists disguised as Natives, a group of Bostonians (mostly artisans and laborers) took action by ransacking the British boat and throwing tea overboard.
What was the stamp act? Significance?
required the revenue stamps be placed on most printed paper in the colonies. First tax to be paid by consumers instead of merchants.
Difference between Tories and Patriots
Tories = British Loyalists
Patriots = American revolutionaries
Name the two predominant political parties at this time
Federalists and Anti-Federalists (aka. Democratic-Republican Party)
Who was the biggest aid for the American revolutionaries
The French
What was the Declaratory Act?
Enacted after Stamp Act was repealed. However, asserted British parliament had the right to TAX and MAKE LAWS for the colonies in ALL cases whatsoever.
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
Jame Madison
What Treaty ended the French and Indian War (Seven Years War)?
The Treaty of Paris
What was Pontiac's Rebellion?
Native Chief Pontiac led an attack against colonial settlements on the Western frontier because angry sentiment toward British Westward Expansion.
What was the main cause of the Coercive Acts?
Boston Tea Party
What was Alexander Hamilton's political party and what was his greatest contribution to the American government?
Hamilton was a Federalists and his Financial Program was greatly influential to American society.
What was the Stamp Act Congress
Representatives from 9 colonies met in New York in 1765. Resolved that only their own Elected Representatives had the legal authority to approve taxes.
What was the Committees of Correspondence?
Created by Samuel Adams. Organized committees that would regularly exchange letters about suspicious or potentially threatening British activities.
What is the Social Contract?
the concept of an agreement among people to form a gov't to promote liberty and equality.
Power comes from below
What did Thomas Paine create in his Argument for Independence?
"Common Sense"
What was Albany Plan of Union?
developed by Benjamin Franklin that provided for an inter-colonial gov't and a system for recruiting troops and collecting taxes from the various colonies for common defense. (Failed however, due to every state's self-interests intervening)
Daughters of Liberty?
Organized group of women who opposed British actions. They took action by boycotting British goods.