Empires at War
Franch and Britain fought over this piece of land in the French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley
This 1765 law was the first direct tax on colonists and printed material, sparking widespread protest.
Stamp Act
This July 1776 document, written by Jefferson, listed grievances against King George III.
Declaration of Independence
The “shot heard ’round the world” was fired at this 1775 battle.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This first governing document created a weak central government with no power to tax.
Articles of Confederation
Two precedents set by Washington regarding the office of the president
The president will have a Cabinet and will only serve two terms.
Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 plan for colonial unity failed but set a precedent for later congresses.
Albany Plan of Union
This group, formed in response to the Stamp Act, intimidated tax collectors and destroyed stamps.
Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty
This 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine attacked monarchy and argued for independence in plain language.
Common Sense
This final 1781 battle ended major fighting in the Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown
This 1787 law created rules for admitting new states and banned slavery in the newly acquired territory.
Northwest Ordinance
This 1794 rebellion was crushed by Washington, proving the strength of the new government.
Whiskey Rebellion
British policy after the war in which Britain was very strict in enforcing laws and taxes and gave colonists no say
Parliamentary Sovereignty
This murder of five colonists was used as propaganda in 1770.
Boston Massacre
This Enlightenment thinker argued government is a “social contract” based on consent of the governed.
John Locke
This 1777 victory persuaded France to openly ally with the United States.
Battle of Saratoga
This 1786 farmers’ rebellion in Massachusetts exposed the Articles’ weakness.
Shays’ Rebellion
Washington’s response to conflict between France and Britain
Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
This law barred colonists from settling west of the Appalachians, infuriating those who wanted land.
Proclamation of 1763
Describe the Boston Tea Party.
Colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in this 1773 protest.
What was the hypocrisy of the Revolution?
Colonists fought for their independence from an oppressor while maintaining slavery
Though technically a British victory, this early battle boosted colonial confidence after heavy British losses.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Federalists agreed to add this to the Constitution to gain Anti-Federalist support during ratification.
Bill of Rights
Hamilton’s financial plan included four proposals. Name 2 of the 4.
federal assumption of state debts, protective tariff, whiskey tax, Bank of the United States
Britain ended this “hands-off” policy after the war, tightening control and raising taxes
Salutary Neglect
Britain’s response to the Tea Party included these punitive laws, known in the colonies as the __________.
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
This responsibility was given to women with the name “republican motherhood.”
Raising future citizens by educating their children about republican ideals and patriotism
The three main terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
British recognition of American independence, removal of British troops from the US, US gains land east of the Mississippi River
Details of the legislative branch that was created with the Great Compromise.
Bicameral legislature; House of Reps based on population and equal representation in the Senate
In his Farewell Address, Washington warned against three dangers to American unity. List 2.
Permanent foreign alliances, political parties, and sectional divisions