Road to Revolution
Name one tax that angered colonists and led to "No taxation without representation".
Stamp, Sugar, Townshend
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
Articles of Confederation
Which controversial acts limited free speech and targeted immigrants under Adam's administration?
Alien and Sedition Acts
What were the first two political parties that emerged in the 1790s?
Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Colonist settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Constitutional Convention
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans
What Supreme Court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
What was the name for the group of young Congressmen who supported going to war with Britain in 1812?
War Hawks
What is the main reason Britain started to tax the colonies?
To pay off war debt from the French and Indian War
What were the "shots heard around the world"
Lexington and Concord.
Weak
Name the first 4 presidents in order
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison
Why was the Louisiana Purchase a controversial topic?
Jefferson was a firm believer in the fact that the Constitution must directly state things, and it didn't specifically give the President power to purchase land
What event was the cause of the Intolerable Acts being passed?
Who was chosen commander and chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who were the Anti-Federalists, and what did they want?
They were opponents of the ratification; wanted a Bill of Rights.
What 3 things did George Washington warn against in his farewell address?
Foreign Affairs, Sectionalism, and Political Parties
What was the XYZ Affair?
A diplomatic scandal where French officials demanded bribes from US negotiators
What group organized protests against British taxes?
Sons of Liberty
How did the Treaty of Paris change the map of North America?
Britain recognized US independence; US stretched to the Mississippi River
Why was the Whiskey Rebellion significant?
It proved that the Constitution works
How did the Embargo Act affect the US economy?
Hurt American trade and shipping, damaged economy, merchants lost business from France and Britain
Name two causes and two effects of the War of 1812
C: British Impressment, trade restrictions, Native American attacks (aided by Britain)
E: US superpower, Nationalism, one political party, American System