The Washington and Adams Presidencies
British Authority in the Colonies
The Revolutionary War
America Under the Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
100
Washington encouraged an avoidance of political parties and foreign neutrality in this speech
What is the Farewell Address
100
These were required to be affixed to all legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and so forth as a way to raise revenue in the colonies for the protection of a standing British army.
What are stamps
100
The military and financial support to America from this European nation was what many historians consider to be the key to the defeat of Britain
What is France
100
Concern over the state of Massachusetts inability to put down an insurrection by this man led many state leaders to believe that the Articles needed to be "revised"
Who is Daniel Shays
100
This state's plan for the federal government included a popular-elected legislative branch, an executive branch, and a judicial branch.
What is Virginia
200
Washington faced a significant challenge during this rebellion, which was organized in opposition to a tax
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
200
The first "luxury good" taxed by the British in 1764. It elicited numerous complaints from American merchants who had taken advantage of smuggling it to and from the French during the period of Salutary Neglect.
What is sugar
200
Washington's lowest point during the war was probably his camp at this location, where soldiers faced a harsh winter
What is Valley Forge
200
While the Confederated Congress WAS able to wage war and make foreign alliances for the Confederated American States, it was legally forbidden to do this key "fund-raising" job.
What is taxation
200
One of the biggest compromises at the Convention, each state would receive representatives based on their population but would only have THIS number of senators regardless of how many people lived in their state.
What is two
300
This economic plan, which included the establishment of a national bank, was controversial during Washington's presidency
What is Hamilton's Financial Plan
300
This was the one British import to the colonies that was not repealed in the Townshend Acts.
What is tea.
300
The first shots of the war were fired at these cities in Massachusetts
What are Lexington and Concord
300
The Confederated Congress held all the "power" of the federal government; missing was a national court system and this "enforcement" branch that would later be added by the Constitution.
What is the Executive Branch
300
This compromise was reached over the question of slaves and representation, allowing them to be counted as partial persons for population purposes
What is the 3/5 Compromise
400
Not a constitutional requirement, Washington began this presidential tradition after spending eight years in office
What is a two term limit
400
As a warning to the colonial leaders about any "illegal meetings" (such as the Stamp Act Congress), Parliament passed this measure intended to make sure that ALL Parliamentary laws and royal proclamations WERE to be respected in the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act
400
The military was controlled by this group during the war, who appointed Washington as general
What is the Second Continental Congress
400
One of the few "successes" of the Confederated Congress under the Articles; it set the standard for admitting new states (population of 60,000 free men) and set a "dividing line" for free and slave states at the Ohio River.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
400
This was not originally included in the Constitution, causing great debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What is a Bill of Rights
500
This treaty, signed by Washington, settled a boundary with British Canada and contributed to the "special relationship" the US and Britain would share
What is Jay's Treaty
500
These groups circulated letters throughout the colonies, sharing important news about events such as the Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre
What are Committees of Correspondence
500
This Treaty ended the war and established peace with Britain, recognizing the US as an independent country
What is the Treaty of Paris
500
A problem with the Articles was that it had this kind of legislature, meaning that it only had one house of representatives
What is unicameral
500
Unlike the Articles, the Constitution created a two-house legislature, referred to as this
What is bicameral
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