Period 3 APUSH Exam Cram: Revolution Days

Flashcards covering the causes and aftermath of the American Revolution, including key events, figures, and compromises.

What led to colonial rebellion after the French and Indian War?

Taxes levied on the colonies by Great Britain to pay for debts incurred during the French and Indian War.

Why did the colonists dislike the taxes imposed by Great Britain?

Colonists had no direct representation in Parliament, only virtual representation.

How did the colonists protest the taxes?

Colonists boycotted British goods and rallying cry was no taxation without representation.

What was the Stamp Act of 1765?

Tax on all paper products.

What was the Quartering Act?

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers if requested.

What was the Townshend Act?

Miscellaneous tax placed on everyday goods like paint and lead.

What was the Boston Massacre?

Colonists threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who then fired upon them, killing some.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists dressed like American Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea tax.

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for, suspended the colonial government, and expanded the Quartering Act.

What did the Quebec Act do?

Gave French Quebec more autonomy, allowing Catholicism.

Who was Samuel Adams?

Started the Sons of Liberty and Correspondence Committee to start a revolution movement.

What was Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine?

Pamphlet on enlightenment ideals that called for independence from Britain.

When was the Declaration of Independence published?

July 4, 1776.

What started the American Revolutionary War in 1775?

Battles of Lexington and Concord.

How did the American Revolutionary War end?

US won at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, and the Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1783.

What were the Continental Congresses?

First one was in 1774 and was unsuccessful, second one in 1775 produced the Articles of Confederation.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Delegates from different states formed a stronger constitution that created a strong federal government.

What did the Federalists want?

Advocated for a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

What did the Anti-Federalists want?

Opposed the Constitution because they thought it impeded certain rights and wanted a bill of rights added.

What did the Great Compromise allow?

The Congress has two houses, both a House and a Senate, where both small states and large states could have equal power.

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

Defined slaves as three-fifths of a person.

What caused Shays' Rebellion?

Farmers in Massachusetts revolted against high taxes.

What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?

Farmers revolted against the excise tax on whiskey.

What was the Neutrality Proclamation?

US foreign policy of isolationism.

What did the Jay Treaty with Great Britain do?

Britain would leave a series of posts on US soil and pay damages for seizures of American ships.

What did the Pickney Treaty with the Spanish do?

Called for free navigation of the Mississippi River and gave a large area of North Florida to the United States.

What did George Washington warn against in his farewell address?

Not to form political parties or get involved in entangling alliances in European countries.

What did the Alien Act do?

Allowed the president to deport any alien out of the country.

What did the Sedition Act do?

Tried to silence the Republican opposition.

What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions do?

Nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts.

What was the Revolution of 1800?

Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams.