Taxes placed on goods produced in the colonies, such as Whiskey
What is luxury tax
100
Most controversial because of the vast amount of products the tax impacted, this act was passed in 1765
What is the Stamp Act
100
This was the most effective tactic used by the Americans in forcing the British to repeal the Stamp and Townshend Acts
What are boycotts
100
The purpose as stated by the Preamble was to provide for life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness
What is the Constitution
100
Forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is The Proclamation of 1763
200
A group of American patriots from Massachusetts who worked to promote Revolution in the 1760s and 1770s
What is Sons of Liberty
200
An act that forced English colonists to house and feed British soldiers during and after the French and Indian War
What is the Quartering Act
200
This document introduced the ideas of independence from Britain and the evils of Monarchy to the Americans
What is Thomas Paine's Common Sense
200
A speech urging the United States to continue a policy of neutrality and beware of permanent alliances
What is George Washington's Farewell Address
200
The social disruption known as Shay's Rebellion occurred due to
What is unhappy farmers in Western Massachusetts
300
Limited personal liberties during the Federalist Decade
What is Alien and Sedition Acts
300
Were passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party
What is Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
300
A professional army, strong central government, strong economy, support from loyalists and native Americans, and a strong navy
What are the advantages of the British during the Revolutionary War
300
Resolved the dispute at the Constitutional Convention concerning states representation in Congree
What is the Great Compromise
300
The French and Indian War had a significant impact on the Colonial-English relations due to the implementation of
What is revenue taxes and proclamations
400
Bribes demanded of US envoys before talks with French foreign minister
What is XYZ Affair
400
Acts were efforts to put the theory of mercantilism into actual practice.
What is the Navigation Acts
400
All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights...among these are life, liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness...
What is the Declaration of Independence
400
The 1795 treaty between the United States and Spain that granted US farmers the right to deposit at New Orleans
What is Pinckney's Treaty
400
A standoff between colonists and redcoats that resulted in the deaths of eleven Bostonians
What is the Boston Massacre
500
The act of noninterference
What is Salutary Neglect
500
An act by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
What is Declaractory Act
500
The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the
What is the 3/5 Compromise
500
Led by Jefferson and Madison, it represented agricultural fears of a strong central government
What is Democratic-Republican party
500
Secured the French alliance resulting in the Treaty of 1778