APUSH Period 3 Review

Quartering Act

A law that required American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

Jefferson

States' rights and limited federal power

Hamilton

First Secretary of the Treasury. He believe in a Strong central government

George Washington

the first president of the United States. Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British

Pinckney’s treaty

An agreement between The United States and Spain that resolved border disputes and secured American navigation rights on the Mississippi River.

Judiciary Act of 1789

Established the multi-tiered federal court system of the United States.

Federalist Era

The rise of a strong national government under the new U.S. Constitution

Articles of Confederations

The first US constitution ever made in the United States.

Anti-Federalist

Believe in the “Bill of Rights” and that States should hold the power.

Public Land Act of 1796

sell federal public lands northwest of the Ohio River.

Whiskey Rebellion

a violent tax protest in western Pennsylvania and Appalachia on whiskey.

National Debt

the total amount of money borrowed by the federal government

Supreme Court

The highest court and the final arbiter of the law in the United States

John Adams

The first vice president and a leader of the revolutionary war.

Revolution of 1800

USA elections of 1800 when candidate Thomas Jefferson defeated incumbent Federalist President John Adams.

Henry Knox

A senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

XYZ Affair

A diplomatic incident between the US and France that sparked an undeclared war.

Legislative Branch

Responsible for making and passing federal laws

John Dickinson

President of Delaware from 1781-1783

James Madison

Madison was a statesman and diplomat. the "Father of the Constitution"

Virginia Plan

was a proposal presented at the Constitutional Convention that outlined a strong national government with three distinct branches.

Senate

the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature

House Of Representatives

the lower chamber of the USA responsible for making and passing federal laws.

Jay Treaty (1793)

an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved unresolved issues from the American Revolution, and regulated commerce.

Gouverneur Morris

a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.