Period 3: 1754-1800 A Revolutionary Era

These flashcards cover significant events, concepts, and figures from the Revolutionary Era in American history (1754-1800), helping students to review key vocabulary related to this period.

Albany Plan of Union

A proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.

Boston Massacre

An incident in 1770 where British soldiers killed five colonial civilians, escalating tensions.

Boston Tea Party

A 1773 protest against British taxes on tea, where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

Coercive Acts

A series of punitive measures passed by the British Parliament in 1774, also known as the Intolerable Acts.

Currency Act

A British law that regulated paper money issued by the colonies in 1764.

Declaration of Independence

The document adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the thirteen colonies independent from Great Britain.

French and Indian War

A conflict between Britain and France in North America (1754-1763) that contributed to growing colonial discontent.

John Locke

An Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas on natural rights influenced the American Revolution.

Mercantilism

Economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances.

Proclamation Line of 1763

An order by the British Crown prohibiting colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Sons of Liberty

A secret society formed to oppose British policies and taxes, known for their role in the American Revolution.

Treaty of Paris (1783)

The agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.

Federalist Papers

A series of essays written to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Three-Fifths Compromise

An agreement at the Constitutional Convention that counted three-fifths of a state's slave population for representation.

Whiskey Rebellion

A 1794 uprising of farmers protesting the whiskey tax, demonstrating the federal government's power.

XYZ Affair

A diplomatic incident in 1797 that resulted in an undeclared war between the United States and France.

James Madison

A founding father and the fourth President of the United States, known as the 'Father of the Constitution'.

Judiciary Act of 1789

An act that established the federal judiciary system and the Supreme Court.

Constitutional Convention

The 1787 meeting where the United States Constitution was created to replace the Articles of Confederation.

Republican motherhood

The idea that women played an important role in teaching republican values to their children.