The French and Indian War & Its Consequences
This 1754 proposal by Benjamin Franklin aimed to unite the colonies for defense during the French and Indian War.
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
This 1773 act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
The first constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first U.S. President, elected in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
This 1794 agreement with Britain settled disputes and avoided war, but angered many Americans.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
The 1763 decree by Britain that prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This series of punitive measures passed in 1774 aimed to punish Boston after the Tea Party.
What are the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?
This 1787 plan proposed a two-house legislature with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This term refers to the group of advisors that Washington established to help run the executive branch.
What is the Cabinet?
This 1795 treaty with Spain opened the Mississippi River to American trade.
What is Pinckney’s Treaty?
This war, known in Europe as the Seven Years’ War, was fought between Britain and France over North American territory.
What is the French and Indian War?
Written by Thomas Paine in 1776, this pamphlet called for independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature: one house based on population and one with equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)?
This political party, led by Jefferson and Madison, favored states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
Who were the Democratic-Republicans?
This 1794 uprising of farmers in western Pennsylvania protested an excise tax on liquor.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
British tax on all printed materials in the colonies, passed in 1765.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1777 battle in New York was a turning point in the Revolution and led to a French alliance.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This compromise counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This law, passed in 1798, allowed the president to deport immigrants considered dangerous.
What is the Alien Act?
This 1797 scandal involved French officials demanding bribes from U.S. diplomats before negotiations.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This 1767 legislation placed duties on imported goods like glass, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Signed in 1783, this treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
These were essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to promote ratification of the Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
These state resolutions argued that states could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
What are the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
Washington’s 1796 speech warning against political parties and permanent foreign alliances.
What is Washington’s Farewell Address?