Document that created the United States as its own country.
Declaration of Independence
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Sedition:
Provoking rebellion!
The First Amendment does this:
Freedom of speech, press, and religion; right to petition, and right to assembly
Jay's Treaty was with this nation:
Britain
Supreme Court case that established Judicial Review:
Marbury v. Madison
Significance of July 4th, 1776
Date the Declaration was adopted by Congress
Way(s) that geography allowed the Patriots to gain an advantage during the Revolution.
Terrain, Climate, Population Distribution, and Distance
The Three-Fifths Compromise did this:
Every 5 enslaved people count as 3 free people for the purpose of assigning delegates to the House; increased power of white slaveowners
Election that resulted in the first switch of political parties, and convinced many to change the way vice presidents were chosen.
Election of 1800
The Battles of Saratoga were a significant turning point in the Revolution for this reason:
Led to the French joining the USA in an alliance
Difference between Anti-federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Democratic-Republicans accepted and agreed with the Constitution
The Full Ham Plan (Alexander Hamilton's Economic Plan)
3. Build a national bank to manage the nation's finances
Adams appointed "midnight judges" right before leaving office for this reason:
To put as many Federalists as possible into the federal courts