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stamp act
A British Parliament Act was passed in 1765 that levied a tax on printed materials, including legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards.
Intolerable Acts
A series of punitive British Laws, called the Coercive Acts, were designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, closing the port of Boston, limiting self-government.
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
A series of laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress that restricted the rights of immigrants & limited criticism of the government.
Federalist Papers
A series of essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay promoting ratification of the Constitution
Who's George Washington?
The first president
constitutional convention
a meeting of delegates from the states to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, which established a weak central government
Neutrality Act
A law prohibiting U.S. citizens from aiding foreign nations at war
Northwest Ordinance
A law establishing rules for creating new states from the Northwest Territory.
Boston Massacre
A deadly confrontation where British soldiers fired on a hostile Boston crowd, killing 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks, the 1st martyr of the Revolution.
Who is Thomas Paine?
An English American writer and political philosopher who wrote "Common Sense."
Albany Plan of union
a rejected proposal for a centralized colonial government to coordinate defense
Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania farmers revolt against the federal excise tax on whiskey
First Continental Congress (1774)
Meeting of delegates from the 12 colonies in Philadelphia to respond to the intolerable acts
Quartering Act of 1765
A law requiring colonists to house and supply British soldiers.
How long did the French and Indian War last?
Lasted almost a decade (1754-1763)
Treaty of Paris
An international agreement that officially ended the American Revolutionary War, btw. Great Britain & the newly formed United States
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, led by Daniel Shays, protesting taxes & debt
Federalists
Political party led by Hamilton; favored strong central gov & loose constitution
Navigation Acts
English laws regulating colonial trade, requiring goods to be shipped on British ships and often routed through England
Was Thomas Jefferson a president? And if so, what number was he? (1-10th president)
Third U.S. President
Tea Act of 1773
The British Parliament Act passed on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company a monopoly on the American tea market & tax break, allowing it to sell tea directly to colonies at a lower price
Townshend Acts of 1767
British Laws placing import duties on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
Hamilton's Financial Plan
Program to fix U.S. finances - assumed state debts, created a national bank, and promoted tariffs/excise taxes
Anti-Federalists
A group of people in the late 1780s who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, fearing it gave too much power to the national government & lacked protections for individual rights.
What year did the American Revolution begin?
1775