AP US History Unit 3 Content Outline

British

______ have huge war debt to pay off

virtual representation

The British government argued that they were represented in Parliament by a representative

Sugar Act

Enforced tax on molasses

Currency Act

prohibited the printing and issuance of paper money by Colonial legislatures

Stamp Act

Taxed dice, newspapers, cards, licenses

Tea Tax

The ________ caused the Boston Tea Party

Townshend Acts

Tax on imports (including tea)

Intolerable Acts

the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act in response to the Boston Tea Party

Saratoga

Battle of ______ brings French help

Treaty of Paris 1783

British quit the fight after Yorktown in 1781 and creates the _________

Articles of Confederation

Continental Congress writes the _______________ in 1781

Shay’s Rebellion

Can’t keep peace at home and not respected by foreign powers = _______________

Northwest Ordinance

_____________ abolished slavery in NW territories and set up provisions to become new states

Annapolis Convention 1786

Call for a change to the Government at _____________

Hamilton and Madison

______________ write the Federalist Papers to gain support for the Constitution

Philadelphia in 1787

Delegates of 12 states met in __________ to plan Constitution

US Constitution

_______________ went into effect in 1789 after a Bill of Rights is promised and the first 10 amendments passed in 1791