American Revolution pt 1
What is the French and Indian War?
This pamphlet urged colonists to break away from Great Britain and seek independence.
What is Common Sense?
To formally change something
What is amend?
To formally block a proposed law
What is to veto?
To refuse to buy a product as a form of protest
What is to boycott?
Placed a tax on paper goods such as newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
Those who wished to remain with Great Britain.
What are Loyalists?
Someone who favored a stronger central government and the US Constitution
What is a Federalist?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is unalienable rights?
What is the Tea Act?
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Those who opposed the US Constitution and favored stronger state government
What is a Anti-Federalist?
The idea that the power of the government should be divided into different parts.
This agreement brought an end to the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
This announcement by King George III limited colonial expansion at the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
Organizations of colonists who worked to spread information and organize efforts to resist the British
What are committees of correspondence?
Each slave would count as 3/5ths of a person for both representation and taxation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
The balance between state and federal power
What is federalism?
The political philosopher who created the idea of separation of powers
What is Baron de Montesquieu?
These documents allowed royal agents to enter any location and search for smuggled goods.
What are writs of assistance?
What are natural rights?
The Slave trade would not be discussed in Congress until 1808
What is the Commerce Compromise?
The political philosopher who came up with the idea of natural rights.
What is John Locke?
The idea that the power of the government comes from the people
What is popular sovereignty?