Buildup to Revolution
Document that opens with “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights…”
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Supporters of the Constitution who favored its ratification.
Who were the federalists?
British colonists who favored independence from Britain.
What were patriots?
First 10 amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791.
What was the Bill of Rights?
In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
What is 1787?
The document signed that ended British hostilities against France and Spain in February 1763.
What was the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
In this document, Washington warned against "entangling alliances" with foreign nations.
What is the Farewell Address?
The regular or professional army authorized by the Second Continental Congress and commanded by General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
What was the Continental Army?
Plan proposed at the 1787 Constitutional Convention for creating a national bicameral legislature.
What was the Great Compromise?
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
Who is James Madison?
Law passed by Parliament in 1765 to raise revenue in America by requiring taxed, stamped paper for legal documents, publications, and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
This event involved French agents demanding a bribe from American diplomats, leading to major anti-French feelings in 1798.
What is the XYZ Affair?
The final battle of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
Proposal calling for a national legislature in which the states would be represented according to population.
What was the Virginia Plan?
What agreement settled the U.S. border with Spain in 1795?
What is Pinckney's Treaty?
Plan put forward in 1754 calling for an inter-colonial union to manage defense and Indian affairs. The plan was rejected by participants at the Albany Congress.
What was Benjamin Franklin’s Plan of Union or Albany Plan of Union?
This 1789 law set up the federal court system and allowed review of state laws.
What is the Judiciary Act?
The battle that convinced the French to join the American Revolution.
What was the battle of Saratoga?
This group believed that the Constitution granted too much power to the central government which weakened the autonomy of states.
What were the Anti-Federalists?
Which 1786 meeting called for revising the Articles of Confederation?
What is the Annapolis Convention?
Special companies of militia formed beginning in late 1774. Known to be ready at a moment’s notice.
What were minutemen?
This 1790 law regulated trade with Native American tribes and said land could only be taken through treaties.
What is the Intercourse Act?
American/British General during the Revolutionary War. Prevented the British from reaching Ticonderoga. In 1778, tried to help the British take West Point and the Hudson River. Found out and declared a traitor.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Alternative plan proposed by William Paterson that proposed that all states would be given equal representation.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
What early Supreme Court case first asserted judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison?