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First form of governement for the newly formed United States; gave little power to Congress (couldn't tax or enforce law) therefore teh states kept their power/sovereignty
Articles of Confederation
100
Uprising of debt ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787; states began to realize that a stronger central government was needed as a result of
Shays Rebellion
100
Opposite effect of Shays Rebellion; this showed that the government was strong and coud effectively enforce laws.
Whiskey Rebellion
100
Imaginary line separating the 13 colonies from teh region west of the Appalachian Mountains where settlement was forbidden (made colonists angry)
Proclamation of 1763
100
Ended the French and Indian War; resulted in the French losing claim to much of their North American territory
Treaty of Paris 1763
200
Ended the Revolutionary War and confirmed American independence
Treaty of Paris 1783
200
Groups in the colonies that connumicated back and forth and were instrumental in uniting the colonies in their goal for independence
Committees of Correspondence
200
Written by Thomas Payne; pamphlet that encouraged Americans to favor independence
Common Sense
200
Location of Washington's winter camp where his men spent a harsh winter
Valley Forge
200
Virginian delegate to the Constitutional Convention; proposed the Virginia Plan and introduced a plan for sharing power between teh national and state governments
James Madison
300
Proposed a 2 house legislature with representation based on state population; aka large state plan
Virginia Plan
300
Proposed 1 house legislature with equal representation; small state plan
New Jersey Plan
300
Created a bicameral congress; one house with representation based on population and one house with equal representation
Connecticut Plan/Great Compromise
300
Group that believed the country needed a strong national government to survive
Federalists
300
Group that believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government and argued that a Bill of Rights was needed to guarantee protection to the people.
Anti-Federalists
400
Which Enlightenment ideas were used on the creation of the new government?
Natural rights; separation of powers
400
Federalist who supported a strong national government and strongly supported the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton
400
agreement allowing states to count 3/5ths of their slave population when counting citizens for representation in the House
3/5ths Compromise
400
Living document that replaced the AOC and that we still base our laws on today
Constitution
400
Letters written by Madison, Jay, and Hamilton that supported the Constitution
Federalists Papers
500
Act that defined the process by which a territory became a state (must reach a population of 60,000, etc)
Northwest Ordinance
500
Best land deal in history; purchased from France under Jefferson's administration and extended US boundaries to the Rocky Mountains; doubled size of the US
Louisiana Purchase
500
Part of the Corp of Discovery sent by Jefferson to expore the Louisiana Purchase to acquire information on Native Americans, plant an danimal life, also to look for a Northwest Passage; guided by Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark
500
Fought against the British due to 1) impressment of American sailors 2) British refusing to leave forts on the Great Lakes 3) British arming Native Americans on the frontier. No clear winner, no boundary changed, led to a spirit of Nationalism in the US.
War of 1812
500
When is your EOCT?
May 13 and 14, 2014