Wars & Conflicts
This 1754–1763 war between Britain and France led to major British territorial gains in North America.
What is the French and Indian War?
This 1765 act required colonists to pay taxes on printed paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1776 document, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, declared American independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The first U.S. constitution that created a weak national government with no power to tax.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
He became the first President of the United States in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
The 1763 treaty that ended the war and forced France to give up its North American territories.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
Colonists shouted this famous phrase to protest being taxed without representation in Parliament.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about natural rights influenced Jefferson’s writing.
Who is John Locke?
This 1786 uprising by Massachusetts farmers exposed the weaknesses of the Articles.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Washington’s group of advisors, including Jefferson and Hamilton, established this presidential precedent.
What is the Cabinet?
Britain issued this 1763 proclamation to reduce Native American conflict by limiting westward settlement.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This 1767 series of acts taxed goods like glass, paper, and tea imported to the colonies.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This 1770 incident in Boston was used as propaganda against the British after five colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This 1787 compromise created a two-house Congress balancing large and small state interests.
What is the Great Compromise?
Washington’s 1796 address warned against political parties and permanent foreign alliances.
What is the Farewell Address?
This 1676 colonial rebellion by farmers in Virginia foreshadowed class tension and resistance to authority, and a heavier reliance on slave labor in the southern colonies.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
This 1773 protest in Boston saw colonists dump tea into the harbor to oppose British taxation.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This 1777–1781 alliance between the U.S. and France provided critical military aid.
What is the Franco-American Alliance?
This compromise counted enslaved people as part of the population for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
These two parties emerged in the 1790s, led by Hamilton and Jefferson.
What are the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution, convincing France to ally with the colonies.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
These harsh British measures passed in 1774 were meant to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)?
The 1783 treaty officially ending the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
These essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, argued for ratifying the Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
This policy, supported by Washington and Hamilton, kept the U.S. out of the war between France and Britain.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)?