1754-1763
One cause of the French and Indian War.
Both the British colonists and the French claimed ownership of the same land west of the Appalachian Mountains. (Ohio Valley)
British settlers wanted to move west for new land and trade opportunities.
Colonists protested this 1765 act because it placed a direct tax on printed materials.
Stamp Act
Thomas Jefferson used the ideas of this philosopher to write the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
This first national government of the United States created a weak central government.
Articles of Confederation
This event showed that the US government was strong enough to enforce the law.
Whiskey Rebellion
One reason why the colonists didn't like the Proclamation of 1763.
Limited their freedom to move where they want.
It felt like an unfair abuse of royal power that ignored colonial interests.
This phrase summarized the colonial objection to taxation by Parliament.
"No Taxation without Representation"
These two Massachusetts towns were the site of the first major fighting of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
This event led to a call for a new government that wasn't so weak.
Hamilton supported this institution as part of his financial program, while Jefferson and Madison opposed it.
First Bank of the United States
One effect of the French and Indian War.
British gain more influence in North America.
French lose land in North America.
British acquire a lot of debt (tax the colonists).
Passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, these laws restricted Massachusetts and became known by this colonial name.
Intolerable Acts
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
This created a bicameral Congress with representation based on both population and equal state representation.
Great Compromise
Something Washington warned against in his Farewell Address.
Political parties, sectionalism, foreign alliances
Idea proposed by Ben Franklin to unite the colonies during the war.
Albany Plan of Union
This 1774 gathering brought delegates from 12 colonies together to coordinate resistance to British policies.
First Continental Congress
George Washington's army endured a difficult winter at this Pennsylvania location in 1777–1778 and Baron von Steuben trained the soldiers here.
Valley Forge
This type of person would have been in favor of a Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalist
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were written in opposition to this.
Alien and Sedition Acts
General search warrants that allowed British customs officers to search colonial ships, homes, and warehouses for smuggled goods without any specific proof or probable cause.
Writs of Assistance (1761)
What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies?
Colonists questioned the authority of the British Monarchy.
Etc.
This 1781 battle effectively ended major fighting in the American Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown
The Three-Fifths Compromise did this.
Counted each slave as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation and taxation.
A constitutional theory claiming that an individual US state has the right to invalidate any federal law it considers unconstitutional
Nullification