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An act passed by the British parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies to pay off French and Indian war debt by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents
What is The Stamp Act?
Agreement reached upon at the Constitutional Convention that declared that slaves in the south would count as three-fifths of a person for voting purposes.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
A formal statement that expressed the colonies’ desire to separate from the British and form their own government. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation and was favored by the larger states
What is the Virginia Plan?
His pamphlet, published in Jan 1776, was instrumental in convincing many Americans to support independence
Who is Thomas Paine?
This was by no means what the title insinuates, but it was one trigger of the American Revolution
What is the Boston Massacre?
Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that established proportional representation of the states in the House of Representatives but equal representation in the Senate. Solved the dispute over the adoption of the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan.
What is The Great Compromise?
This was the coldest, dreariest battle of the American Revolution
What is Valley Forge?
The original constitution of the United States created by the Second Continental Congress.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
These three patriots are known for organizing the movement against the British.
Who were Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
Last ditch effort by the colonists to prevent conflict with the British. The Continental Congress pledged loyalty to the crown while still trying to address the rights of the colonists. It was REJECTED by the British king.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Peace settlement in which the British formally recognized American independence and granted them the land west to the Mississippi and fishing rights in Newfoundland...but don't forget the year!
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This battle proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender by Cornwallis forecast the end of British rule.
What is Yorktown?
was the set of measures to combine Federal and State debt, buy all bond and have government issue new ones to help with national debt, impose a tariff on imports, and create a National Bank
What is Hamilton's Financial Plan?
The blame for the Whiskey Rebellion may be laid at this man's feet, as his financial plan proposed an excise tax on whiskey that hurt small distillers and/or farmers
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Led by Samuel Adams in Boston. A group whose goals were to communication with other assemblies in the other colonies, educate the townspeople on their political rights, and obviously, rally support to the cause of American independence against British rule.
What is the Committee of Correspondence
Treaty signed in 1794 between the U.S. And Britain in which Britain sought to improve trade relations and agreed to withdraw from forts in the northwest territory
What is Jay's Treaty?
Native American uprising against the British, who were expanding into the Ohio Territory. They began attacking colonial settlements but were later suppressed by British troops.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
This principle, established in the Constitution, divides the powers and responsibilities between the national government and the states, ensuring that certain powers are reserved for each level of government
What is Federalism?
Federalist Papers author who believed a "large republic" would check the problem of factions, as no one could achieve a true majority.
Who is James Madison?
Restricted colonial trade, manufacturing, and shipping to other countries, but not enforced during the era of Salutary Neglect.
What are the Navigation Acts?
Created by the Philadelphia convention to ensure that the national chief magistrate (president) would not be beholden to any one region and/or combination of states.
What is the Electoral College?
The American Revolution and the revolutionary ideas of the colonists inspired these three events to occur.
What are the Haitian, Latin, and French Revolutions?
Act that created the Judiciary Branch of the U.S. government. It established a Supreme Court, with five justices and a chief judge, and additional district and circuit courts.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
During the Revolutionary War, she wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront, urged her husband to remember America's women in the new government, advocated for full citizenship
Who is Abigail Adams?