APUSH unit 3

Flashcards summarizing key terms and events from American Revolutionary History.

Albany Plan of Union

A proposal by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies for taxation and military efforts; it was not adopted.

Salutary Neglect

British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep the colonies obedient.

Pontiac’s Rebellion

A 1763 uprising by Native American tribes in response to colonial expansion and British policies.

Proclamation of 1763

An order by the British government that prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.

Stamp Act

A 1765 law imposing a direct tax on a variety of printed materials and documents for the colonies.

Seven Years' War

A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763, known in North America as the French and Indian War.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Agreement that ended the Seven Years' War and granted Britain significant territorial gains in North America.

Townshend Acts

A series of laws passed in 1767 that taxed various goods imported to the American colonies.

Boston Massacre

A confrontation in 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists, escalating tensions.

Boston Tea Party

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

A series of punitive laws enacted by Britain in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party.

First Continental Congress

A gathering of colonial delegates in 1774 to coordinate a resistance against the Intolerable Acts.

Olive Branch Petition

A final attempt by the colonists to avoid war with Britain by pledging loyalty and seeking redress.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

A pamphlet advocating for American independence, using simple language to appeal to a wide audience.

Declaration of Independence

The document drafted by Thomas Jefferson declaring the colonies' independence from Britain.

Articles of Confederation

The first governing document of the United States, which established a weak federal government.

Shays' Rebellion

An uprising in 1786 by Massachusetts farmers protesting high taxes and lack of government response.

Three-Fifths Compromise

An agreement during the Constitutional Convention counting three out of every five slaves for taxation and representation.

Federalist Papers

A series of essays promoting the ratification of the Constitution, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.

Alien and Sedition Acts

Laws made in 1798 that allowed for the deportation of foreigners and limited speech critical of the government.

Jay Treaty

An agreement between the U.S. and Britain that addressed issues left unresolved after the Revolutionary War.