Viva la Revolution!
This happened at the First Continental Congress and was proposed by John Dickinson/ridiculed by John Adams.
The Olive Branch Petition
This was a crucial change in British colonial policy after the Seven Years' War/F&I War.
Increased taxation/end of salutary neglect (to pay for huge war debt)
These 2 words describe the change in the role of women after the Revolution, which was limited still to the domestic sphere.
republican motherhood
Before the war ever started, a certain PA person had this idea involving a snake. It was drafted but not accepted in the end.
The Albany Plan of Union
These European powers claimed the land west of the U.S. after the Revolutionary War.
Britain & Spain
This 1765 meeting was the direct result of a new tax.
The Stamp Act Congress
These 2 words describe the following idea: "We know you don't have a rep in Parliament, but don't worry! We will ALL represent you colonies all together!"
virtual representation
Thomas Paine, the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Jefferson all were supporters of this philosophical movement + EXPLAIN WHAT IT VALUED.
The Enlightenment, natural rights to life, liberty, property. All "men" created equal, tabula rasa.
This event showed that the Articles of Confederation were failing. EXPLAIN WHY.
Shays's Rebellion, because Congress had no power to either tax or raise a militia.
After the Seven Year's War, the British drew a line in this year that American colonists ought not cross, at this geographic feature.
The Proclamation Line of 1763, Appalachian Mountain range
List 2 ways that Patriot men and women rebelled against increased taxation and British policy shift after the Seven Years' War.
Could be: boycotts, anti-sugar act teapots, Boston Tea Party, Sons/Daughters of Liberty, tarring & feathering tax collectors...
What scandalous affair related to a quasi-war with France during Adams's presidency?
The XYZ Affair
This was the decision made about the continuation of slavery during the Constitutional Convention. Make sure to mention 2 specific aspects of slavery AND at least one year.
1808 - end of transatlantic/international slave trade, but NOT end of slavery as Americans expanded westward
Explain TWO compromises made during the Constitutional Convention.
1. 3/5 Compromise
2. Great Compromise about the legislature (equal AND proportional representation, bicameral legislature)
3. Agreement to add a Bill of Rights after the Constitution was released
Explain one land-related SUCCESS/ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Articles of Confederation with the name, year(s), and 2 specific details.
Northwest Ordinance (1785, edited 1787) - how territories are formed and get govts, how territories become states, equal to original states legally, encouraged schools & education access, NO SLAVERY EXCEPT criminals
Compare & Contrast Shays's Rebellion with the Whiskey Rebellion, detailing Washington's governmental response & Jefferson's response.
Very similar, except Whiskey Rebellion showed central government was strong enough to put down the rebellion. GW = QUASH the rebels! TJ = fertilize the tree of liberty!
Compare & Contrast the Battle of Saratoga's significance with that of the Battle of Yorktown.
Saratoga = showed Americans could fight well --> France becomes official ally in 78. Yorktown = wrapping up the war, showing Britain is losing --> Treaty of Paris 1783
Explain two announcements/policies that George Washington made at the end of his second term and how American political leaders generally reacted to those.
1) Neutrality Proclamation - kind of followed during Adams's presidency but also then basically ignored (preview: War of 1812)
2) Farewell Address - largely ignored immediately
Explain Hamilton's political party & how this affected the nature of his financial plan for the new nation. Include at least 3 details of that plan.
Federalist, a lot of national stuff in the plan, like National Bank, national assumption of group debt, buy up all the bonds issued by both the national and state government before 1789, strengthen the national government at the expense of the states, assume credit as OK/beneficial
These countries were bothering U.S. settlers on the frontier in the early Republic. Explain how and mention at least ONE treaty that relates.
Spain & Britain, providing supplies/guns/support for Native groups to aggress frontier settlers. Jay's Treaty.
Name 4 specific key events leading up to/during the American Revolution AND say their year AND put them in chronological order.
Variable
Explain 1) What the Alien AND Sedition Acts did & why they were created; and 2) which TWO STATES issued resolutions protesting the Alien and Sedition Acts.
1) Limited 1st Amendment freedoms & squelch protest, deport & make it harder for protesting immigrants (who were more likely to be JDRs), context = Federalist policy, tensions with France
2) KY & VA Resolutions
Compare & contrast Pontiac's Rebellion with the Treaty of Greenville in terms of significance.
While Pontiac’s Rebellion led the British government to restrict westward expansion to calm Native American concerns, the Treaty of Greenville showed the beginning of the end of Native control over North American territory