APUSH Period 3 Review

Laws

100

Stamp Act 

Tax on printed materials that led to rioting int he colonies. 

200

Proclamation Line of 1763

First law that ended period of salutary neglect

300

Intolerable Acts

Angered colonists because it was friendly to Catholics and closed the port of Boston

400

Townshend Acts

Tax on goods like tea, glass, and paper that paid government officials' salary. 

500

Declaratory Act

Reasserted parliament's right to tax the colonies after repealing the Stamp Act

Wars and Battles

100

Battle of Yorktown

Ended the American Revolution 

200

Battles at Lexington and Concord

Start of the American Revolution

300

Battle of Bunker Hill

Had the most casualties in the Revolutionary War

400

French and Indian War

North American part of the Seven Years' War. Led to Britain gaining more land in North America. 

500

Battle at Saratoga

Turning point of the war because colonists victory won them France's support.

New Government

100

Bill of Rights

First ten amendments to the Constitution. Created to appease the Anti-Federalists. 

200

Judiciary Act of 1789

One supreme court with 6 justices. Has appellate courts and district courts.

300

Separation of Powers

Each of the 3 federal branches of government has different duties and powers

400

Division of Powers

States and Federal government powers divided

500

Checks and Balances

System designed where each branch can check the power of another. Examples: 

• president can veto legislative branch

  • Veto overridden by 2/3rd vote in Congress

• Treaties and appointments require senate approval 

• Congress can impeach president and federal judges

• Courts can rule laws unconstitutional 

People

100

Thomas Paine

Author of Common Sense

200

Alexander Hamilton

First Secretary of Treasury. Had a financial plan for the government that included consolidating state debt and creating a national bank. 

300

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence. Third President of the US. Won the Election of 1800. Anti-Federalist. 

400

John Adams

Second President. Led the US through the XYZ Affair. Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.

500

Samuel Adams

Key member of the Committees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty

Key Terms

100

Federalist

Those in support of the Constitution

200

Anti-Federalist

Those not in support of the Constitution 

300

Loose Construction

The idea that the government can do anything not specifically limited by the Constitution. 

400

Virtual Representation

The idea that  Parliament members represented all British citizens

500

Salutary Negelct

A period in which the British government was not highly involved in its North American colonies governance.