French and Indian War
The French & Indian War was part of a larger global conflict known as...
The Seven Years' War
The Boston Tea Party (1773) was organized to protest the...
Tea Act
This treaty formally ended the war and recognized American independence.
the Treaty of Paris (1783)
This compromise resolved the issue of counting enslaved people for representation and taxation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
He was the leader of the Federalist Party.
Alexander Hamilton
This British policy shift after 1763 of increased imperial enforcement and taxation marked the end of...
Salutary Neglect
This 1776 pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, helped shift public opinion toward independence.
Common Sense
This battle convinced France to formally ally with the United States.
Battle of Saratoga
This series of essays defended the Constitution and promoted ratification.
The Federalist Papers
This political party emphasized liberty, weaker central government, and agricultural values.
Democratic-Republicans
This Native American uprising in 1763 challenged British control of the interior and led to the Proclamation Line.
Pontiac’s Rebellion
This 1767 legislation taxed imports like glass and tea and reignited colonial resistance.
the Townshend Acts
This battle is significant because it marks the end of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Yorktown
This was added to the Constitution to lessen concerns about a creating a tyrannical Government.
The Bill of Rights
This rebellion was significant because it demonstrated that the new government under the constitution could maintain law and order.
The Whiskey Rebellion
This idea/concept explains how the war’s financial outcome influenced British Parliament’s actions after the French and Indian War.
Mercantilism or debt from war expenditures
This 1775 meeting was a direct response to the first shots of the Revolutionary war and marked a step toward intercolonial unity.
2nd Continental Congress
This concept explains how the Revolutionary War affected women's "Elevated" role in society
Republican Motherhood
This was the most significant weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Lack of power to tax
Washington’s Farewell Address warned against these two apects.
Permeant alliances & Political Parties
This ideological shift occurred among colonists as a result of the French and Indian War.
Emergence of American identity or colonial unity
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas on natural rights and the social contract heavily influenced revolutionary ideology.
John Locke
This concept explains how the Revolutionary War affected enslaved people, especially in the North, despite limited immediate gains.
Gradual Emancipation
Considered one success of the Articles of Confederation, these laws established a system for surveying and selling western lands.
Northwest Ordinances
This response to the Alien and Sedition Acts argued that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws.
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions