13 Colonies
The pilgrims agreed to create and follow their own laws by signing this form of self-government
The Mayflower Compact
How did they colonists respond to the Stamp Act
The first form of government in the United States
Articles of Confederation
What was Washington's decision about intervening in the French Revolution?
Neutrality
Marbury V. Madison established what power?
Judicial review
This unofficial British policy led to more self-government in the colonies
Salutary Neglect
The Enlightenment philosopher that inspired Jefferson to add unalienable rights to the Declaration
John Locke
Freedom of Religion, Petition, assembly, speech, and press
1st amendment rights
This man believed the creation of the National Bank went against the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Impressment
This economic policy restricted colonial trade with other nations to generate wealth for Britain
Mercantilism
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to encourage colonists to fight for independence
Common Sense
This constitutional compromise allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation
The first two political parties in US politics
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions established what power for states?
Nullification
This law was passed to prevent settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763
Turning point in the Revolutionary War
Battle of Saratoga
Constitutional principal that states the federal government shared power with state governments
Presidential Inaugural/Farwell addresses, serving two terms, and the presidential cabinet are all examples of what?
Precedents set by Washington
Alien and Sedition Acts
Early colonial settlements were similar in that they were mostly located
Near the coast
What phrase represents the colonial response to Britain's laws leading to the Revolution?
"No taxation without representation"
The main debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over ratification of the Constitution was
Adding the Bill of Rights
Creation of a national bank, the Whiskey tax, and assuming state's debts are all part of
Hamilton's financial Plan
The Louisiana Purchase went against Jefferson's belief of
Strict interpretation of the Constitution