French and Indian War
This territory was claimed by both the French and the British and conflict here ultimately led to the French and Indian War.
The Ohio Valley
The end of this British policy that had relaxed trade regulation is one of the primary reasons for the Revolutionary War.
Salutary neglect
These two branches of government did not exist under the Articles of Confederation.
Judicial and Executive branches
This is where 55 delegates from 12 states met to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Philadelphia
This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury and devised a financial program that helped to put the United States on secure financial footing as well as strengthened the ties between states and the National Bank.
Alexander Hamilton
This young British soilder led an expedition into the Ohio Valley to reassert British claims over the region.
George Washington
This act required a tax on all printed items, from court documents, land titles, and contracts to newspapers, almanacs, and playing cards.
The Stamp Act
The lack of power to do this, led to a fiscal crisis where the central government was nearly bankrupt by 1780.
The power to tax
This plan called for equal representation of all states in a unicameral legislature.
The New Jersey Plan
In what event did farmers protest Hamilton's excise taxes but were quickly stopped through the president's use of troops?
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.
The Albany Plan of Union
This is the idea that the British used to convince American colonists that they had representation in Parliament because there were transatlantic merchants.
Virtual representation
This type of government had most of the power under the Articles of Confederation.
State governments
This plan called for the "supremacy of national authority," and based representation in the lower house of a bicameral legislature on population.
The Virginia Plan
This agreement between Britain and the U.S. established trade relations.
Jay's Treaty
The French and Indian War is also known as this.
The Seven Years War
Which document was grounded in Enlightenment theory and written after the colonists were rejected in seeking reconciliation with King George III?
The Declaration of Independence
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.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This was promised to the Antifederalists in order to get the Constitution ratified.
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
As a Federalist president, he supported the Alien and Sedition Acts after trying to manage the XYZ Affair with France.
John Adams
This removed the French from North America and granted Britain the following territories: French Canada, all French territory east of the Mississippi River, and Spanish Florida
The Treaty of Paris, 1763
Which American victory during the Revolutionary War led to a military alliance with France?
The Battle of Saratoga
This conflict in Massachusetts led angry farmers to close the courts to prevent foreclosure on their farms and revealed weaknesses in the government.
Shay's Rebellion
These were a series of essays advocating for the ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
This was the peaceful transfer of power between opposing parties and served as proof that the republican experiment of a government based on the consent of the people would work.
The "Revolution of 1800"