American Revolution and Early Republic Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about the lead up to the American Revolution, the war itself, and the early republic.

What war is French and Indian war apart of?

Seven Year war

Who did the Louisiana territory belong to after the French and Indian War?

Spain

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 prevent?

Colonies from expanding too far westward

What practice did salutary neglect allow to develop within the colonies?

Colonies became independent

What act forced colonists to house imperial troops?

Quartering Act

What act taxed all printed materials in the American colonies?

Stamp Act

What was the colonial response to multiple taxation policies?

Boycott of British goods

What event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?

Boston Tea Party

How did the government respond to Boston Tea Party?

Coercive Acts

Name an Enlightenment ideal.

Natural Rights, Social contract, Separation of powers in government

What pamphlet argued that independence from Britain was the only way forward?

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

What two groups were in America at the time of the Revolution?

Loyalists and Patriots

What battle convinced France to join the United States in the Revolutionary War?

Battle of Saratoga in 1777

The victory of which battle resulted in New York?

Battle of Yorktown in 1784

What was the first constitution of the United States?

Articles of Confederation

What territories abolished slavery because of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

Northwestern territories

What rebellion showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Shay's Rebellion

What two groups were formed as a result of drafting a new Constitution?

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

How were people represented in the Virginia Plan?

representation of congress by population

How were people represented in the New Jersey Plan?

represent the people by one vote per state

What was the name of the compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?

The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Compromise over slavery

Who wrote the federalist paper defending the nature of the constitution?

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

What did the federalists promise to add to the Constitution to get the Anti-federalists support?

Bill of Rights

What is the sharing of powers between the central government and state government called?

Federalism

What does the 10th Amendment state?

Unless the constitution names a power that belongs to the federal government, that power is reserved for the states.

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

What is Republican Motherhood?

If women wanted to influence political realities, they could raise sons instructed in the principles of liberty

What revolution was inspired by the American Revolution and consisted of black enslaved people?

Haitian Revolution

Name one of the first two political parties in America.

Federalists or Democratic-Republicans

What rebellion was caused by farmers attacking Federal tax collectors?

Whiskey Rebellion in 1794

What was Hamilton's National Bank?

Take the debts from the states from revolutionary war and put it into one single national debt for the entire nation

Name an aspect of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

made it legal to deport any non-citizen of the U.S. or allowed criticizing the Government publicly

What do Virginia and Kentucky resolutions state?

If the federal government passes a law that is unconstitutional, the states of a right to nullify the laws