Name that Document
The document that is the basis for our government today.
The meeting held to replace the Articles of Confederation and replace them with something new.
Constitutional Convention
This law required a stamp to be bought for all legal documents and newspapers.
Stamp Act
number of colonies we had
13
formal approval of a proposal
ratification
Stated that we were an independent country.
Severed ties with Britain
Declaration of Independence
Plan calls for representation to be based on population
Virginia Plan
This act was aimed to prevent the smuggling of molasses and sugar into the colonies and to enforce the collection of higher taxes.
Sugar Act
colonies were run by a proprietor chosen by the king.
Proprietary Colonies
an uprising of farmers that lead to calls for a stronger central government
Shay's Rebellion
the agreement, effective in 1781, that established the first central government of the United States
Commonly associated with giving the states too much power.
Articles of Confederation
Plan calls for representation to equal for all states
New Jersey Plan
This was a tax on items like glass, lead, British china, paper, tea, and other products.
It was items that were chosen because the British thought it would be difficult for the colonists to produce these goods on their own.
Townshend Acts
colonies were directly controlled by the king.
Royal
Met in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to the Intolerable Acts
Created a Declaration of Rights
First Continental Congress
the list of 10 amendments that were added, largely due to the efforts of the Anti-Federalists
Bill of Rights
A plan that is based on both population and equality, which combines both the New Jersey and Virginia plans
Connecticut Compromise
It was a deadly conflict between American colonists and British soldiers. A mob of colonists threatened the British soldiers and threw snow, ice, and rocks at them.
The soldiers responded with violence and opened fire into the crowd, leaving 5 dead.
After this the Townshend Acts are repealed.
Boston Massacre
colonies were run mainly by elected legislatures and were the most independent.
Charter
government must have the consent of the governed
popular sovereignty
came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights. These concepts were foundational and central to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
Magna Carta
Benjamin Franklin’s proposal that the 13 colonies form a congress to raise armed forces, regulate trade, and deal jointly with Native Americans
First thoughts of us joining together
Albany Plan
It was an act designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Act
Which type of colony enjoyed the most freedoms?
Charter
Became America's first national government.
It had the ability to make treaties, make an army, legislative and executive powers, and more.
Second Continental Congress.