Seven Years' War
British Prime Minister who agreed to reimburse the colonies for expenses during the war.
Who is William Pitt?
Kerfuffles at these two towns are often thought of as the beginning of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The name of the 1st National government for the United States, which was intentionally weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The most controversial tax on the American colonies that began the idea of taxation without representation.
What is the Stamp Act?
The major European conflict avoided by the US during its first 20 years that also was influenced by our own revolution.
What is the French Revolution or Napoleonic Wars?
Native American nation that joined with the French in the Seven Years' War.
Who are the Huron?
American victory at this battle ended the Revolution.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
These were a series of essays written in New York advocating for the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
The British punishments for the Boston Tea Party which forbade town meetings, gatherings and other political restrictions. These eventually led to rebellion in the Northern colonies.
What are the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
This kerfuffle was in response to Hamilton's excise tax on alcohol.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This plan proposed one general government be formed in America that includes all of the colonies to help the British counter French Expansion.
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet, which influenced colonists to join the Revolution
What is Common Sense
One of the most controversial parts of Hamilton's Financial Plan that was hated by the Democratic-Republicans because it took away farmer's land and the Constitution did not specifically give the federal government power to do it.
What is the creation of a National Bank?
Combination of the New Jersey and Virginia plans which led to the creation of a bicameral system with the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
Debate over the National Bank and European conflicts led to the creation of these two political parties during Washington's presidency.
What were the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
The time period before the French and Indian where the British govt. gave the American colonies more freedom.
What is Salutary Neglect?
This event left four colonists dead and stirred anti-British propaganda efforts from the Sons of Liberty.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This prohibited slavery and earmarked funds from land sales for the support of schools. It also set the population requirement to become a state at 60,000.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This was promised to the Anti-federalists in order to get the Constitution ratified.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This included a warning to his fellow Americans about the dangers of political parties and permanent foreign alliances.
What was Washington's Farewell Address?
This granted Britain the following territories: French Canada, all French territory east of the Mississippi River, Spanish Florida and recent conquests in Africa and India.
What is the Treaty of Paris, 1763?
This group of legislators appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army and carried out the war effort.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
This conflict in Massachusetts was about exorbitant tax increases that caused mobs of angry farmers to close the courts to prevent foreclosure on their farms.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches in order to share power more evenly.
What are Checks and Balances?
The idea that the primary political role of American women was to instill a sense of patriotic duty and republican virtue in their children. This did, however, lead to increased education for women.
What is republican motherhood?