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in July 1775, the Continental Congress adopted this professing American loyalty to the crown and begging the king to prevent further hostilities
Olive Branch Petition
Benedict Arnold
This general plotted with the British and was a traitor to America
at this meeting it was decided that the best solution to the young country's problems was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
Constitutional Convention 1787
Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation
a declaration that the United States would remain neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain.
In 1776, this pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine asking the question, why should the tiny island of Britain control the vast continent of America.
Common Sense
What group decided to join America against the British after the battle of Saratoga
The French
a system of inheritance in which a person's property passes to their firstborn legitimate child upon their death.
Primogentirue
Hamilton proposed this tax on luxury goods to assist with paying back the war debt after the Revolutionary War
Excise Tax
This lawyer was tasked with drafting the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Popular sovereignty
The ability for a new state to vote on whether to allow slavery or not
argued that the slave trade was “dishonorable to the National character”; he further contended that slaves should not be taxed because it would be “wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men.”
James Madison's comment on slavery
The Anti-Federalists demanded this addition to the Constitution in order to ensure the federal government would protect their rights
Bill of Rights
This was held in Philadelphia, on May 10, 1775, and this time the full slate of thirteen colonies was represented
2nd continental congress
delegates from the larger states argued that their states contributed more of the nation's financial and defensive resources than small states and therefore ought to have a greater say in the central government
Large State Plan
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This law stated when a territory had a population of 60,000 it could be admitted as a state by Congress
Strict vs Loose construction of constitution (Jefferson vs Hamilton)
Jefferson felt there should be a strict construction of the constitution, but Alexander Hamiliton wanted to keep a loose construction
1783 Treaty of Paris
This ended the Revolutionary War.
Electoral College
in charge of electing the president
Washington’s Cabinet members, State, Treasury, War
State - Jefferson
Treasury - Hamilton
War - Henry Knox
Implied powers
Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution but inferred