Social/Religious
Amendment that states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
What is the First Amendment?
Text that comprises the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The supreme law of the United States that delineates the frame of the federal government
What is the Constitution?
Enlightenment principles that played a large role in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (only need one, but be specific)
What were John Locke’s Natural Rights?
What was Montesquieu’s Separation of Powers?
What was Rousseau’s Social Contract?
What was Classical Republicanism?
Document that established a weak economy due to containing policies that prevented trade with other states and a lack of taxation to allow the US to recover from war debt
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Unifying concept promoted among American colonists, founded on ideals of individualism, liberty, equality, hard-work, and the rule of law, that was meant to encourage nationalism and support of US independence
What was the American Identity?
The first attempt at a United States government frame that established a weak central government
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The two primary political factions during this time period
What were the Federalists and Anti-federalists?
Invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney, this device revolutionized the cotton industry in the South, greatly increasing the demand for enslaved labor
What was the cotton gin?
Southern plantation owners in the late 18th century justified their reliance on enslaved people as essential to sustaining their agricultural economy, often referring to it by this term to emphasize its economic benefit.
What is free labor?
18th century idea that politicized women's role as mothers in the household. It's purpose was to keep women confined to the domestic sphere raising politically-conscious sons and daughters.
What was the Republican Motherhood?
The agreement that ended the American Revolution. Britain recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
Presidential speech that warned Americans of the danger of political parties, and implored them to remain neutral in foreign conflicts
What was Washington's Farewell Address?
Invention that allowed for quicker transportation, making business and communication more efficient.
What was the Flatboat?
This 1794 federal tax on a popular distilled beverage led to a rebellion in western Pennsylvania, testing the authority of the new federal government under President Washington.
What was the Whiskey Tax?
This uprising in Massachusetts, led by struggling farmers, highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and paved the way for the Constitutional Convention
What was Shays' Rebellion?
Documents written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton that outlined the reasons for implementing a strong central government in the newly independent colonies
What were the Federalist Papers?
Laws put in place during the John Adams administration that raised residency requirements for citizenship and restricted speech, especially negative writing pertaining to the government
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This 1794 process patented by Eli Whitney allowed for the mass production of muskets, and laid the groundwork for the American system of manufacturing.
What were interchangeable parts?
This 1791 institution, championed by Alexander Hamilton, was established to stabilize the young nation's economy, manage debt, and create a standard currency.
What is the First Bank of the United States?
Recipient of George Washington's letter that detailed his opinions on slavery. In it he claimed that he disliked the institution of slavery despite owning more than 200 slaves at the time.
Who was John Mercer?
Law that expanded the federal judiciary of the United States (must answer with name and year)
What was the Judiciary Act of 1801?
A diplomatic incident between France and the US that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
What was the XYZ affair?
Completed in 1800, this infrastructure project, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, became the first municipal water system in the United States.
What was the Philadelphia Waterworks?
This 1795 treaty between the United States and Spain secured American navigation rights on the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans, boosting western trade.
What is Pinckney's Treaty?