Period 3
Pre-Revolution
Pre-Revolution
This rhyming slogan was the American response to the British Parliament forcing colonists to contribute to paying off the debts of the French and Indian War.
What is "no taxation without representation"?
This was the political party of George Washington, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton
What is the Federalist Party?
This economic system was defined by protective tariffs, internal improvements, and establishing a central bank
What is the American System?
This conflict with Britain saw the failed American invasion of Canada and the burning of the White House
What is the War of 1812?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year
What is 1776?
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant item
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Supreme Court decision radically expanded the power of the Court by establishing the doctrine of judicial review.
What is Marbury v Madison?
This term describes the popular belief that is was God's will that America expand its influence westward across the entire continent
What is Manifest Destiny?
The Constitutional Convention first assembled in this year
What is 1787?
This secret organization of radical patriots founded by Samuel Adams organized protests, published pamphlets, and even violence in the form of tar-and-feathering British officials.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
This was the first governing document of country, replaced due to the weak national government being unable to address crises such as Shay's Rebellion
What is the Articles of Confederation?
These were the two major parties of the Second Party System
Who are the Democratic and Whig Parties?
This doctrine was created to prevent further European colonization of the western hemisphere to increase American influence in the New World
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This was the year of the Louisiana Purchase
What is 1803?
This series of laws closed down Boston Harbor, ended the democratic election of colonial governors, forced criminal trials to be held in England instead of America, and required colonists to quarter British soldiers.
What are the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts?
These controversial laws from 1798 limited free speech and restricted immigration, but were extremely difficult to enforce
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This term describes how Andrew Jackson's supporters viewed the controversial results of the Election of 1824
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
This was the year Andrew Jackson was first elected
What is 1828?
This two-word term describes the British policy of allowing de facto self governance in the American colonies prior to the French and Indian War
What is salutary neglect?
This organization of radical patriots was founded by Samuel Adams and published pamphlets, organized boycotts, and even tarred-and-feathered British officials in the name of American independence
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This compromise led to a ban on slavery in states north of the 36°30′ north latitude line and saw Maine admitted to the Union as a free state
What is the Missouri Compromise (or Compromise of 1820)?
This series of minor wars were fought against North African states because Thomas Jefferson refused to allow merchants to pay ransom to Mediterranean pirates
What are the Barbary Wars?
This year saw the first peaceful transition of power
What is 1800?