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100
People who practiced the faith and doctrine of the Church of England.
Who are Anglicans?
100
A 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian war
What is the Treaty of Paris?
100
Prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians, pending further adjustments
What is the Proclamation line?
100
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
What is Common Sense?
200
English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preaching a doctrine of pacificism, inner divinity, and social equity.
Who are the Quakers?
200
Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established
What is the Great Awakening?
200
This document professes American loyalty to the crown and begs the king to prevent further hostilities
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
200
James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
The agreement made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
What is the Great Compromise?
300
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies
What is salutary neglect?
300
Formed by British government as a group representing the colonies to work to settle disputes with the Iroquois.
What is the Albany Congress?
300
It elevated women as keepers of the national conscience because they were entrusted with the moral education of the young
What is Republican Motherhood?
300
Supporters of a stronger central govt. who advocated the ratification of the new constitution
Who are Federalists?
400
The process of giving parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists
What is the Headright system?
400
1795 - Treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New Orleans
What is Pickney's Treaty?
400
A law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new posts with Federalists
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
400
This allowed Americans to carry or trade with all nations except for Britian and France
What is the Non Intercourse Act?
400
Meeting of Federalists near the end of the War of 1812 in which the party listed it's complaints against the ruling Republican Party.
What is the Hartford Convention?
500
A narrow interpretation of the constitution's provisions, in particular those granting powers to the Federal Government (can only exercise those powers that were intended by the Framers of the Constitution of the United States)
What is strict constructionalism?
500
President Thomas Jefferson's refusal to pay them tribute to protect American ships sparked an undeclared naval war with North African nations
Who are the Barbary Pirates?
500
This person designed and built America’s first steamboat, the Clermont in 1807. He also built the Nautilus, the first practical submarine.
Who is Robert Fulton?
500
Under this agreement Spain sold Florida to the U.S., and the U.S. gave up its claims to Texas.
What is the Adam-Onis Treaty?
500
A bill which would have admitted Missouri with its existing slave population, but would forbid the introduction of additional slaves and free all slave children at age 25.
What is the Tallmadge Amendment?
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