A Way With Words
This influential Federalist who wrote over half of the 85 published Federalist Papers would later go on to become the first Secretary of the Treasury, establishing the national bank and paying off the debt from the American Revolution
Alexander Hamilton
This "meeting" in Massachusetts was the result of heavy taxes that negatively impacted the farmers of the State and exposed larger issues at the National government level.
Shays Rebellion
With the central government's inability to do this, debts went unpaid, Revolutionary War veterans were not paid, and States were able to create their own commerce policies with one another.
This was the final colony established - for the purpose of being a haven for debtors to England's harsh taxes.
Georgia
After the constant passage of more strict acts and taxes, the colonists had to choose between two actions. These actions were to either....
The pen name used by all 3 authors of the Federalist papers, meaning "public man"
Publius
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was the product of THIS influential meeting.
First Continental Convention
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, this failure would have created a yearly congress of delegates from each colony in order to cooperate on colonial trade and protection against Native American attacks.
The Albany Plan of Union
This State, home to some of BOTH the leading Federalists and Anti-Federalists, is where the Federalist papers were first published.
New York
Passed by the British, this act taxed all printed paper - legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc.
The Stamp Act
Richard Henry Lee
This gathering served as the nation's first legitimate government for just over 6 years.
The Second Continental Congress
Proposed at the Philadelphia Convention, it offered changes to the AoC such as giving Congress the power to tax, establishing a federal executive of more than one person, and creating a judicial branch.
New Jersey Plan
After the Magna Carta was ignored for nearly 400 years, Parliament gained a great deal of power and forced King Charles to sign this document, expanding the rights of English citizens.
The Petition of Right
According to Hamilton, it is necessary for this branch to be independent from the other 2 AND from the influence of electoral politics.
The Judicial Branch
During the Philadelphia Convention, this idea solved the issue of how to factor slave populations into representation in the House of Representatives.
The 3/5 Compromise
Imposed by the British as a consequence of the Boston Tea party, this group of harsh policies included the closing of the port of Boston, restriction of town meetings in Massachusetts, and allowed for the housing of British soldiers in private homes.
Intolerable Acts
This State made history as the first ever to popularly elect delegates to a convention to draft their Constitution, who then submitted their work to the voters for ratification.
Massachusetts
This event was the result of an act passed in 1773, allowing the East India Company to create a monopoly on a "hot commodity" of the time which undercut the local merchants.
Boston Tea Party
In THIS Federalist paper, the author argues that the only way to control factions is to create a Republican form of government.
Federalist No. 10
This meeting was the first time that a significant number of the colonies joined together to oppose the British government.
The Stamp Act Congress
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was lacking this basic governmental power/system.
Judicial Power or National Court System
This State-named proposal made in Philadelphia ended up creating the Constitution that we still use today.
Connecticut Compromise
As a first step to letting Britain know their displeasure with the hefty taxes, the colonies agreed to a...
Boycott on British trade