Causes of the American Revolution
This act was the result of the Boston Tea Party
What is Intolerable Acts
first meeting of delegates from all colonies except Georgia to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence; only real action is to boycott British goods
The first Continental Congress
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
The Articles of Confederation
Rebellion led by a group of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
Shays Rebellion
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for PROPORTIONAL representation (depending on population) of each state in Congress
This event angered colonists as it prevented them from moving into the territory won by the French and Indian War
What is Proclamation of 1763
This battle was won when Colonial and French troops surrounded the British on a peninsula
The Battle of Yorktown
A supporter of the adoption of the Constitution (after the Articles of Confederation failed)
Federalist
This man wrote the pamphlet, titled Common Sense?
second meeting of delegates from colonies; do "government stuff" due to Revolution - organize the continental Army, asked colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress
This event was fought over the Ohio River Valley and caused Britain to go into debt
What is French and Indian War
The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
A person who opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution (after the Articles of Confederation failed)
Antifederalist
the proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for EQUAL representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population
New Jersey Plan
The only provision kept from the Articles of Confederation. It described how a territory could apply for statehood
The Northwest Ordinance
English Policy of not enforcing laws in its colonies which allowed the colonies to create their own governments
Salutary Neglect
Document designed to list grievances against the King of England that was written by the Committee of Five
The Declaration of Independence
When the Supreme Court (judicial branch) declares a law of Congress (legislative branch) unconstitutional, this is an example of...
Checks and Balances
He believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution and believed a Bill of Rights was necessary in securing and protecting American Liberties
He was also responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes
The 3/5th Compromise
Groups created to organize boycotts and protests in the years between the French and Indian War and American Revolution
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
A Patriot
Th following statements describe two events relating to the U.S. government....
A. The U.S. Supreme Court declares a law created by Congress unconstitutional
B. Congress passes a new tax law and the Internal Revenue Service enforces it.
What constitutional principles are demonstrated in examples A and B?
A: Checks and Balances
B: Seperation of Power
These three men wrote the Federalist Papers: A collection of 85 articles written under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail and the need for a strong central government
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison
Compromise for a BICAMERAL legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators
Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)