People
Native Americans
Taxes
Articles of Confederation Years
Constitution Years
100

His plan was to develop American industry, relying on high tariffs to protect American investors

Alexander Hamilton 

100

These were the Native Americans whose defeat led to the Treaty of Greenville 

Miami

100

This was the first of three tax rebellions. It showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation 

Shays's Rebellion 

100

How did congressional representation work under this government? 

1 vote per state 

100

This was Hamilton's solution to American debt. It would collect taxes and pay off debt while offering investment opportunities for the rich. 

Bank of the United States  (1791)

200

He believed that the nation was one of agrarian republicans, self-sufficient people who should come together to solve problems while staying masters of their own lands 

Thomas Jefferson 

200

He was the chief whose defeat led to the Treaty of Greenville

Chief Little Turtle 

200

This was the 2nd of three tax rebellions, this one fought over the right to trade alcohol without taxation 

Whiskey Rebellion 

200

This resolution, also known as the Great Compromise, this established a two-house legislature, one based on population and the other with equal representation per state. 

Connecticut Compromise

200

This was George Washington's statement concerning America's involvement in European affairs

The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

300

Though he opposed political parties, he frequently sided with the Federalists on issues concerning a strong central government. 

He is the only sitting president to lead an army into battle 

George Washington

300

This law established that Native Americans had legal claims to land by describing how land purchased from Native Americans would be used

Land Ordinance of 1785 

300

This was the third of three tax rebellions, this one led by the Pennsylvania Dutch 

Fries's Rebellion 

300

This proposal was meant to fix the Articles of Confederation, maintaining equal votes per state while also offering a solution to adding new states to the Union



New Jersey Plan 

300

This treaty removed the British from forts on American soil, created trade deals between the two countries and had the Americans agree to Britain's rights to fight the French ships in the Atlantic.

Pinckney’s Treaty

400

An author of the Federalist papers, he had been called to acquire treaties with the Spaniards and British. He would also serve as a supreme court justice. 

John Jay 

400

This law re-affirmed the legal rights of Native Americans while also establishing limits on slavery 

Northwest Ordinance 

400

This law should have been Alexander Hamilton's dream, but he did not like how it treated British trade and opposed it, causing a split in the Federalists. 

Revenue Act of 1789 

400

This plan was meant to provide more power to the federal government and to larger states. It promoted the three branches of government 

Virginia Plan 

400

French members of the Directory demanded bribes before discussing French harassment of American vessels has become known as this

XYZ Affair 

500
Though an original Federalist, he left the party, often having disputes with Alexander Hamilton.


He would become a president. 

James Madison 

500

The Treaty of Greenville recognized the rights established in the 1600s and 1700s of this Native American group 

Huron 

500

Federalists believed that this taxation strategy would encourage the growth of American industry. 

High Tariffs 

500

These were the Founding Fathers who sought a more centralized, national government to protect Americans from foreign influence 

Federalists 

500

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were a public rebuking of these laws passed on the eve of the Quasi War 

Alien and Sedition Acts