War
War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area
French and Indian War (7 Years' War)
A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation (Line) of 1763
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
Separation of Powers
Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.
Washington's Farewell Address
Jefferson's Vice President; killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel
Aaron Burr
Ended French and Indian War, France lost Canada, land east of the Mississippi, to British, New Orleans and west of Mississippi to Spain
Treaty of Paris 1763
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes
Albany Plan of Union
A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
A formal announcement issued by President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the United States a neutral nation in the conflict between Great Britain and France.
Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
A major influece of the Latin American revolutions because of its successfulness; the only successful slave revolt in history; it is led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.
Haitian Revolution
An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief
Pontiac's Rebellion
A convention of delegates from the 13 Colonies, managed the colonial war effort
Second Continental Congress (1775)
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Federalism
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What was the British POV of the Proclamation line of 1763?
Justified and fair
(ridiculous, right?)
Pamphlet that encouraged the Colonists to fight the British. Target loyalists
Common Sense
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies
Treaty of Paris 1783
A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
XYZ Affair
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
Federalist Papers
Series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants. John Adam's Presidency
Alien and Sedition Acts
Patrick Henry persuaded the Virginia House of Burgesses to adopt several strongly worded resolutions that denied Parliament's right to tax the colonies.
Virginia Resolves
American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
Adopted by the Continental Congress in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain.
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
Created the Northwest Territory (area north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on a certain product, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders
Whiskey Rebellion
This organization supported the boycott of British goods. They urged Americans to wear homemade fabrics and produce other goods that were previously available only from Britain
Sons and Daughters of Liberty