Road to Revolution
These acts were passed as a response to the Boston Tea Party and placed Boston under martial law
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Term that means all men are created equal
What is egalitarianism?
These two groups fought for and against the ratification of the Constitution
Who were the Federalists and Anti-federalists?
George Washington was the only president to be elected in this way
What is unanimously?
With the end of Adams's presidency, this new political faction gained power and the Federalist's faded from prominence
Who are the Democratic Republicans?
This English philosopher's ideas of natural rights and a social contract greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke?
The battle that turned the French into American allies
What is Saratoga?
These two things helped ensure no one branch of the government gained too much power
What are checks and balances?
These were the three cabinet positions in Washington's administration
What are Treasury, State, and War?
When France sent three low level officials to negotiate with the United States, it resulted in this affair
What is the XYZ Affair?
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to join the Patriots
What is Common Sense?
This famous fighting Frenchman helped American troops succeed in the Battle of Yorktown, ending the war
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This was added to the Constitution as a guarantor of personal liberties against a strong central government
Because of the passage of this act in 1789, state courts could appeal their decision to federal courts
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Naval war with the French was undeclared, and instead labeled this term meaning "sort of" war
What is quasi-war?
The first battles of the revolution occurred here... the British are coming!
What are Lexington and Concord?
The first success of the continental army occurred here... where we had to Be Washington.
What is Trenton?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature where the House of Representatives was determined by this
What is a state's population?
Americans are getting frisky... this occurred when the government placed an excise tax on the manufacture of whiskey
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
These acts prevented newspapers from publishing content against the government
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This was an appeal directly to the king for peace in the colonies
What is the Olive Branch petition?
This treaty, passed in 1783, confirmed US independence and ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This idea refers to the split in power between the states and the national government
What is Federalism?
These established a way for territories to gain statehood in the new United States
What are the Northwest Ordinances of 1787?
This treaty ended British occupation of forts in American soil and solidified ten years of peace with the British, but it greatly angered the French
What is Jay's Treaty?