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French & Indian War

A conflict between Britain and France in North America lasting 11 years.

Albany Plan of Union

A proposal for the creation of a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.

Peace of Paris

Treaty that ended the French & Indian War and ceded significant territory to the British.

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Taxation without Representation

Colonial grievance stating that they should not be taxed by a government in which they had no representation.

Quartering Act of 1765

Colonial law requiring colonists to provide food and housing for British soldiers.

Stamp Act Congress

Meeting of delegates from some colonies to organize opposition to the Stamp Act.

Boston Massacre

Incident in 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonial men.

Boston Tea Party

Colonial protest against the Tea Act where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

A series of punitive measures passed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party.

Continental Congress

A meeting of delegates from the colonies to organize resistance against British policies.

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Pamphlet arguing for American independence from Britain.

Battle of Saratoga

Turning point battle in the American Revolution that led to French support for the American cause.

Articles of Confederation

First governing document of the United States that created a weak national government.

Shays' Rebellion

An armed uprising in 1786 led by farmers in Massachusetts protesting economic injustices.

Federalists

Supporters of a strong central government and the Constitution.

Anti-Federalists

Opponents of the Constitution who favored stronger state governments.

Virginia Plan

Proposal for a bicameral legislative branch with representation based on population.

New Jersey Plan

Proposal for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Great Compromise

Agreement that created a two-house Congress, blending the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.

3/5 Compromise

Decision to count three-fifths of a state's enslaved population for legislative representation.

Federalist Papers

A series of essays arguing for the ratification of the Constitution.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual liberties.

Elastic Clause

Allows Congress to make any laws deemed necessary and proper.

Whiskey Rebellion

A 1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey.

Alien and Sedition Acts

Laws passed to restrict immigration and limit free speech against the government.

Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions

Political statements that argued that states could nullify federal laws deemed unconstitutional.

Pickney Treaty

Agreement between the U.S. and Spain that fixed the southern boundary of the U.S. and established trade rights.

African Methodist Episcopal Church

A denomination of the Methodist Church founded by African Americans.