APUSH Unit 3

The ___, also known as the French and Indian War, was a global conflict between Britain and France that began in North America; Britain’s victory gave it French Canada but left it in debt

Seven Years War

The ___ was a meeting of colonial delegates to plan defense and unity; Benjamin Franklin’s Plan of Union was proposed but rejected

Albany Congress

___ is the economic theory that colonies exist to benefit the mother country by supplying raw materials and markets

Mercantilism

___  was Britain’s policy of loosely enforcing colonial laws, allowing colonies to self-govern

Salutary Neglect

The ___ forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid Native American conflict

Proclamation of 1763

The ___banned colonial paper money, worsening economic hardship

Currency Act

The ___ taxed imported sugar and molasses to raise revenue and stop smuggling

Sugar Act

The ___ required colonists to buy stamps for paper goods and legal documents, sparking protest

Stamp Act

The ___ gave the British East India Company a monopoly on colonial tea sales

Tea Act

The ___ placed duties on imports like glass, lead, and tea, leading to boycotts

Townshend Acts

The ___ gathered delegates who claimed only colonial assemblies could tax colonists

Stamp Act Congress

The ___ spread news and organized resistance to British policies

Committees of Correspondence

The ___ was a deadly clash between British soldiers and colonists, used as anti-British propaganda

Boston Massacre

The ___was a protest where colonists dumped British tea into the harbor

Boston Tea Party

The ___ punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor and limiting self-rule

Intolerable Acts

The ___  acted as the colonies’ national government during the Revolution

Continental Congress

___  was Thomas Paine’s pamphlet arguing for independence from Britain

Common Sense

The battles of __________ and __________ were the first military clashes of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord

The ___ was a last attempt by colonists to avoid war with Britain

Olive Branch Petition

The ___formally announced the colonies’ break from Britain

Declaration of Independence

The ___ was the turning point of the Revolution, convincing France to ally with the U.S

Battle of Saratoga

The ___ brought France into the war on the American side

Franco-American Alliance

The ___ was the final major battle where British forces surrendered

Battle of Yorktown

A ___ supported independence from Britain

Patriot

A ___ remained loyal to the crown

Loyalist

The ___ ended the Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence

Treaty of Paris

___ was the idea that women should raise virtuous citizens to support the republic

Republican Motherhood

The ___ were the first U.S. government framework, creating a weak central government

Articles of Confederation

The ___ met to revise the Articles and created the U.S. Constitution

Constitutional Convention

The ___ created a bicameral Congress with proportional and equal representation; it’s also known as the CT Compromise

Great Compromise

The ___counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation

3/5ths Compromise

___ brochures were essays defending the Constitution and promoting ratification

The Federalist

The ___ added the first ten amendments protecting individual rights

Bill of Rights

The ___ was a protest against a whiskey tax, showing the new government’s authority

Whiskey Rebellion

The ___ set rules for admitting new states and banned slavery in that region

Northwest Ordinance

___ was Hamilton’s plan for the federal government to assume state debts from the Revolution

Assumption

The ___was created by Hamilton to stabilize the national economy

Bank of the United States

Washington’s ___ declared the U.S. neutral in European conflicts

Proclamation of Neutrality

___ eased tensions with Britain but angered France and divided Americans

Jay’s Treaty

The ___ involved French officials demanding bribes from American diplomats, leading to anti-French anger

XYZ Affair

The ___was an undeclared naval conflict between the U.S. and France

Quasi-War

The ___ ended tensions with France and improved relations

Convention of 1800

The ___ Party was made up of the wealthier class and favored a strong central government and close ties with Britain

Federalists

The ___ Party was made up of the poorer classes and opposed the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added

Anti-Federalists

The ___ Party favored states’ rights and an agricultural economy

Democratic-Republican

___ warned against political parties and foreign alliances

Washington’s Farewell Address

The ___  restricted immigration and limited free speech to silence opposition

Alien and Sedition Acts