MALACHI MOSS APUSH PERIOD 3

Flashcards for Period 3: 1754-1800

French and Indian War

War between Great Britain and France and their respective allies for control of North America

Stamp Act

An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.

Intolerable Acts

A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America

Common Sense

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

Articles of Confederation

The first government established by the newly independent colonies.

Shays' Rebellion

An armed uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787

Northwest Ordinance

An act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, passed July 13, 1787

Proclamation Line of 1763

Forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Boston Massacre

A deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston.

Lexington & Concord

The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

Stamp Act Congress

A meeting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America to devise a unified protest against new British taxation.

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania

A series of essays written by John Dickinson, later published as a pamphlet.

Olive Branch Petition

Final plea from the colonists to avoid armed conflict with Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

Formal declaration of independence from Great Britain

Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing individual rights.

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Statements affirming states' rights to judge the constitutionality of federal laws.

Assumption

Federal government assuming states' debts

National Bank

Privately owned, publicly chartered bank

Cotton Gin

Machine that revolutionized cotton production

Pinckney's Treaty

Treaty between the United States and Spain granting navigation rights on the Mississippi River

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Final battle of the Northwest Indian War

Pontiac's Rebellion

Native American revolt against British forts and settlers after the French and Indian War

Land Ordinance of 1785

Ordinance passed to regulate the surveying and sale of land in the Northwest Territory

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Established a system for governing the Northwest Territory and its future admission as states.

Federalists

Supporters of the proposed Constitution

Constitutional Convention

Meeting to address the defects in the Articles of Confederation

Judiciary Act of 1789

Established the federal court system

Alien and Sedition Acts

Laws restricting immigration and limiting criticism of the government.

Albany Plan of Union

Proposal for a unified government of the colonies, rejected by the colonies.

Treaty of Paris

Ended the French and Indian War

Battle of Saratoga

Turning point in the Revolutionary War, leading to French support.

Jay Treaty

Treaty resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783

Citizen Genet Affair

A series of diplomatic events between France and the United States

XYZ Affair

Incident involving French diplomats requesting bribes to negotiate with the United States

Whiskey Rebellion

Uprising in response to Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey

Enlightenment

Philosophical movement emphasizing reason and individualism

Social Contract

The doctrine that society is based on an agreement between government and the governed

Loyalists

Colonists who supported the British during the Revolutionary War

Republican Motherhood

Concept emphasizing women's role in teaching republican values within the family

Farewell Address

George Washington's statement of basic principles of US foreign policy