APUSH Period 3 Review Flashcards

French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Conflict between Britain and France in North America; Britain won but gained debt, leading to colonial taxation.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Ended French and Indian War; Britain gained French territory east of the Mississippi River.

Proclamation of 1763

British law that banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachians to avoid conflict with Native Americans.

Stamp Act (1765)

First direct tax on printed materials; sparked colonial protests and the Stamp Act Congress.

Townshend Acts (1767)

Taxes on imports like paper and tea; led to widespread boycotts and colonial unrest.

Boston Massacre (1770)

British soldiers killed five colonists; used as propaganda to fuel anti-British sentiment.

Boston Tea Party (1773)

Protest where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act.

Intolerable Acts (1774)

Harsh laws punishing Massachusetts; closed Boston Harbor, restricted self-government.

First Continental Congress (1774)

Colonial meeting to coordinate resistance against the Intolerable Acts.

Lexington and Concord (1775)

First battles of the Revolutionary War; "shot heard 'round the world."

Second Continental Congress (1775)

Managed the Revolutionary War; eventually adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Document by Jefferson asserting natural rights and reasons for separating from Britain.

Battle of Saratoga (1777)

Turning point of the war; secured French support for the American cause.

Articles of Confederation (ratified 1781)

First U.S. government; weak central authority, no power to tax or regulate trade.

Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787)

Armed uprising by farmers; showed the need for a stronger national government.

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles; created the U.S. Constitution.

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists

Federalists favored strong central govt, Loose interpretation of Constitution, National Bank, Neutrality w/ France

DR favored states rights, strict interpretation, no NB, sympathetic to France

The Federalist Papers

ssays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay promoting ratification of the Constitution.

Bill of Rights (1791)

First 10 amendments to the Constitution; guaranteed individual liberties.

Whiskey Rebellion (1794)

Uprising against Hamilton's whiskey tax; Washington's response showed federal power.

Washington's Farewell Address (1796)

Warned against political parties and foreign entanglements.

Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

Laws to suppress dissent and limit immigration; led to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.