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This failed plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 with the hope of Unifying the New England Colonies to begin their own country and officially separate from British Rule.
What is The Albany Plan?
an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
passed and signed the Continental Association in its Declaration and Resolves, which called for a boycott of British goods to take effect in December 1774.
What was the 1st Constitutional Convention?
Mostly Southerners led by Thomas Jefferson, believed the people should have political power, favored strong state governments, emphasized agriculture, favored strict interpretation of the constitution, were pro-french, opposed national bank, and opposed protective tariff.
What/Who were Democratic Republicans?
violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
An Undeclared Naval War between The United States and France- The first conflict the with newly established Navy in America
What was the Quasi War?
What are Federalists/Anti Federalists?
was the late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War that established American independence from the British Empire
What was the 2nd Continental Congress?
Who was James Madison?
This Pamphlet argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose.
What was Common Sense?
failed negotiation attempt between the United States and the revolutionary new French government which needed money during its defensive war with Great Britain led to the Quasi War
What is the XYZ Affair
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
What was the Treaty of Paris?
The victory at this battle directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.
What was the battle of Yorktown?
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States
What is the declaration of independence?
The written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
What are the articles of Conderation?
- printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman, occupies a distinguished place in U.S. history. He not only played an influential role in the Revolutionary War era and the fight for American independence, but also helped to shape the U.S. Constitution and vision for the new nation
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This happened (August 1786–February 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Who was George Washington?
acts that contributed to the tension and unrest among colonists that ultimately led to the American Revolution.
What are the Stamp Act? Townsend Act and Sugar Act
established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states
What is the NorthWest Ordinance
One of the most decisive American battles of the Revolutionary War, Saratoga ended British general John Burgoyne's attempt to control the Hudson River Valley.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
, also called Treaty of San Lorenzo, (Oct. 27, 1795), agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States at 31° N latitude and establishing commercial arrangements favourable to the United States.
What is the Pickney Treaty?
These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the president to deport "aliens," and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 180
Who was John Adams?
the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is/are the Bill of Rights?