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Social Contract
the concept of an agreement among people to form a government to promote liberty and equality.
Alexander Hamilton
presented a plan to make US finances stable through industrial lens
Pontiacs rebellion
armed conflict between the British Empire + Native tribes following 7 years of war to drive the British out.
Office Holding
held to higher property qualifications than voters.
Treaty of Greenville
Natives surrender claims to Ohio territory + open it up to settlement.
John Dickinson
drafted 1st constitution
Daughters of Liberty
organized to oppose British actions.
Common Sense
argued that colonies should become independent states + break all political ties with the British monarchy.
Rationalism
________: the belief that life should be based on reason and logic than emotions or religious beliefs.
Quartering Act
required colonists to house british soldiers
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Stamp Act
taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
Economic role
maintained colonial society+ and provided food + clothing necessary for the war effort.
Port act
closed the port of Boston prohibiting trade.
Proclamation of 1763
British prohibited settlement past the imaginary line of the Appalachian Mountains to help Natives.
Gaspee
The first major armed act of rebellion against the British crown.
Sugar Act
place duties on foreign sugar + certain luxuries → raise money for crown.
Massachusetts Government Act
reduced power of the MA legislature + more power to the royal governor.
New Jersey Plan
favored small states, every state had equal votes.
Virginia plan
Representation based on population.
Institution of slavery
contradicted the spirit of the revolutionary war.
Administration of Justice Act
Royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in Great Britain.
Federalists
went to various states to try to persuade people to ratify the constitution.
Pontiacs rebellion
armed conflict between British Empire + Native tribes following 7 years war to drive the British out
Sugar Act
place duties on foreign sugar + certain luxuries → raise money for crown
Quartering Act
required colonists to house British soldiers
Stamp Act
taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards
Declaratory Act
reaffirming Parliaments right "to bind" the colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Townshend Acts
import taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, tea
Loyalists
would not challenge the kings government in any way
Virginia plan
Representation based on population
New Jersey Plan
favored small states, every state had equal votes
Federalists
went to various states to try to persuade people to ratify the constitution
Anti-Federalists
went to states trying to persuade them to not ratify the constitution
7 years war
allowed britain to gain control over north america and marked the end of salutary neglect
Intolerable acts
strict acts passed by britain after the boston tea party
Declaration of independence
aimed to justify independence + listed grievances against King G. III + aimed to gather support among colonists + obtain aid from foreign countries
Patriots
supported colonistist independence
loyalists
wanted to stay loyal to britian
Republican Motherhood
called for educating women so that in the home they could teach children the values of the new republic and +their roles as citizens
Separation of powers
legislative powers to an elected 2 house legislature
executive powers to elect a governor
judicial powers to the system of courts
Articles of Confederation
1st constitution of US + federal government had way to little power
Shay’s rebellion
pushed framers to address AoC weaknesses + seeking to lower taxes and property foreclosures
3/5ths Compromise
Slaves would be counted as ⅗ths of a person when deciding representation
Bill of Rights
list of unalienable rights given to the people of america
Washington’s Farewell Address
Warned against political parties
No “permanent allainces”
Favored “temporary alliance” for “extraordinary emergencies”
2 term precedent for Presidents
xyz affair
the incident between French + US → XYZ ministers requested bribes to enter for negotiation (Adams sought a peaceful settlement to negotiate ship seizing)
Alien laws
raised citizen requirements to 14 years of age + deported dangerous foreigners in times of peace
Sedition law
political move to end Jeffersonian opposition + made defaming gov illegal (1st amendment)
Kentucky + Virginia Resolutions
condemned the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional
claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution, they were null and void.
Northwest Ordinance
defined ownership of how the Northwest Territory would be legally transferred from the federal government to states and individual landowners.
Indian Intercourse Act
Federal government in control of all legal actions with natives
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