WAR AND VIOLENCE!!!
This war ended with the United States gaining independence.
What was the Revolutionary War?
This document was a formal separation of the American colonies from Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This act created the judicial branch of the United States government
What was the Judiciary Act of 1795?
In southern colonies, the majority of agricultural labor was done by means of
What is slave labor?
What is Patriots?
This conflict, over land in the Ohio River Valley, was fought between the French, the British, and American Indians
What was the French and Indian War?
This document outlined the rights of American citizens and was the basis for the US constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
This act required all paper products in the US colonies to have a tax stamp, causing great conflict between the US and Britain
What was the Stamp Act?
In this trade, the United States received slaves and exported cash crops to Europe.
What was the Triangular Trade
This party sought for a stronger central government in the US
What was the federalist party?
This rebellion took place as an effect of the creation of a liquor tax in the US, and was the first display of militant federal authority in the newly created country.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
This document was the first accepted US constitution and allowed for great state sovereignty and a weak central government
What was the Articles of Confederation?
This act, which seemed to target Democratic-Republicans, made it illegal to speak negativity about the US government
What was the Sedation Act?
This economic policy emphasized the importance of maximizing exports and minimizing imports.
What is mercantilism?
This political party believed that states should have significant governmental power
Who were the democradic-republicans?
This event took place March 5th, 1790, and was a direct attack on colonists who were protesting British imposed taxes
What was the Boston Massacre?
This document formally ended the American Revolution
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This act was created to make formal punishment to colonists who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
These were the four cash crops primarily grown in the US for the benefit of the economy.
What was indigo, rice, tobacco, and cotton?
the term referring to the rise of individuals who labeled themselves specifically as members of certain political parties
What is partisan politics?
This rebellion, which was a response to British expansion in the Ohio territory, took place in 1763
What was Pontiac’s Rebellion?
This treaty, while widely unpopular with Americans at its enactment, was a formal prevention of altercations between the newly independent US and Britain
What was Jay's Treaty?
This act was created to require colonists to provide housing and food to British troops.
What was the Quartering Act?
This sector of the economy was primarily focused in northern colonies of the US.
What was fishing, lumbering, and/or subsistence farming?
Led by Samuel Adams, this group launched violent attacks against those who supported British rule in the US colonies
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?