Unit 3 Study Guide: Chapters 6 and 7 – A New Nation and The Early Republic

Practice vocabulary flashcards directly grounded in the Unit 3 study guide covering key terms, people, events, and concepts for Chapter 6 (A New Nation) and Chapter 7 (The Early Republic).

Articles of Confederation

The initial governing framework in Chapter 6 (A New Nation) that preceded the 1787 Constitutional Convention and led to debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution.

Annapolis Convention

A key convention in Chapter 6 (A New Nation) that took place prior to the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

Shay’s Rebellion

A major conflict highlighted in Chapter 6 (A New Nation) that preceded the 1787 Constitutional Convention and influenced debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution.

Constitutional Convention

The 1787 convention that developed political innovations for the new nation to replace the Articles of Confederation.

James Madison

A prominent political leader in Chapter 6 central to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution.

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

The competing political factions involved in the debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution.

Alexander Hamilton

A key leader in the 1790s who articulated the Federalist Party vision for the United States.

Thomas Jefferson

A leader of the Republican opponents who contested the Federalist vision in the 1790s, and whose later presidential administration oversaw major domestic and foreign events in the early republic.

Great Compromise

A political innovation developed for the new nation during the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

Three-Fifths Clause

A constitutional agreement and political innovation developed during the 1787 Constitutional Convention.

Bill of Rights

A set of political innovations and constitutional amendments produced during the debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution.

Bank of the United States

A major domestic policy initiative in the 1790s reflecting the Federalist Party vision during George Washington’s presidency.

Whiskey Rebellion

A domestic policy conflict and uprising that took place during George Washington’s presidency in the 1790s.

Jay’s Treaty

A foreign policy agreement negotiated during George Washington’s presidency in the 1790s.

Federalist Party

The political party of the 1790s that promoted the Federalists' vision for the United States in opposition to their Republican opponents.

Election of 1796

The presidential election that marked the transfer of executive power and leadership between George Washington’s and John Adams’s presidencies.

Democratic-Republican Party

The political party formed in the 1790s to represent the Republican opponents who contested the Federalist Party vision for the United States.

XYZ Affair

A foreign policy controversy and event that took place during John Adams’s presidency.

Alien and Sedition Acts

Controversial domestic policy measures enacted during John Adams’s presidency in the late 18th century.

Disestablishment

A key concept representing the late 18th-century shift in attitudes toward religion and government in the new nation.

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Political statements organized in response to domestic policy controversies during John Adams’s presidency.

Election of 1800

A critical election bridging Chapter 6 (A New Nation) and Chapter 7 (The Early Republic) that brought Thomas Jefferson’s administration to executive power.

Republican Motherhood

A concept in Chapter 7 (The Early Republic) concerning the evolving civic and domestic role of women in the new nation.

Marbury v. Madison

A landmark legal case and domestic event in the early republic during Thomas Jefferson’s administration.

Gabriel’s Rebellion

An uprising of enslaved people in the early republic reflecting how ideas about race and slavery evolved.

Haitian Revolution

An international revolution that influenced evolving ideas about race, slavery, and foreign events during the early republic.

Notes on the State of Virginia

A published work by Thomas Jefferson that reflected evolving ideas about race and slavery in the early republic.

Louisiana Purchase

A major domestic and foreign event during Thomas Jefferson’s administration in the early republic.

Sally Hemmings

An enslaved individual connected to Thomas Jefferson whose life is central to studying ideas about race and slavery in the early republic.

Benjamin Banneker

A prominent Black figure in the early republic whose work and correspondence addressed evolving ideas about race and slavery.

Embargo Act of 1807

A major foreign and domestic policy event that took place during Thomas Jefferson’s administration.

Tenskwatawa

A Native American leader whose teachings shaped the relationship between Native Americans and the American government and society following the American Revolution.

Tecumseh

A Native American leader who organized resistance and influenced relations between Native Americans and the American government and society in the years following the American Revolution.

Red Sticks

A Native American faction involved in conflicts and evolving relations between Native Americans and the American government and society after the American Revolution.