________ introduces Albany Plan of Union, Join or Die poster, suggests that council of representatives should be made for the states.
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Boston Massacre
________, 1770- group of boys and young men harass British soldiers, threw snowballs- someone fires a gun, British soldiers fire on the crowd; 11 colonists shot, 4 dead.
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Samuel Jennings
________ includes women and black people in his paintings, emphasizes importance of rationality and education.
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Salutary Neglect
________- British had political sovereignty, but America was practically completely separate; Colonists were in charge of their day to day life.
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Continental Congress
________- Deliberation over Britains legislative tyranny- all agree that they need to resist further violations, but didnt want revolution.
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Thomas Jefferson
Religion- ________ responsible for Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, separates Church and State.
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Sugar Act
________- imposes taxes on coffee, wine, luxury items, and enforces existing taxes on molasses.
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Virginia
________ and Kentucky Resolutions- State have a right to nullify any laws made by the federal government if it went beyond the powers granted in the Constitution.
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Declaratory Act
________- Parliament can pass whatever they want in the colonies.
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Yorktown
Battle of ________, 1781- French guns and ships help Washington decisively beat the British, war ends.
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Coercive Acts
________- Closes Boston Harbor until tea was fully paid for.
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Judicial
________- interprets the laws to ensure they align with the Constitution.
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Alien
________ and Sedition Acts- Allows federal government to deport any non- citizen, makes it illegal to criticize the government publically.
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1765
Quartering Act of ________- Keeps British soldiers stationed in colonies, colonists responsible for feeding and housing.
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10th
________ Amendment- Powers not delegated to National government are reserved to the states.
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John Adams
________- vice president to George Washington and 2nd President.
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Republican Motherhood
________- Mothers are in the best position to influence political ideas by raising virtuous sons that are educated in the principles of liberty; Meant they needed to be educated as well.
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Executive
________- Carries out and enforces the laws.
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Thomas Paine
________ gives focus to colonial thoughts about the British government- convinces them that the only way forward is as independent Americans.
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Townshend Act
________, 1767- puts taxes on paper, tea, glass, which were imported into colonies.
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Alexander Hamilton
________- Secretary of Treasury, establishes national bank.
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Edmond Genet
________- comes to America to convince Americans to help France- Washington wants him to leave, but he becomes an American citizen.
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Bicameral Legislature
________- two houses in Congress.
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Paris Peace Treaty
________- War officially ends, America recognized as independent nation, western boundary established at Mississippi River Influence of Revolutionary Ideals.
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Ladies Association of Philadelphia
________- supplies troops with clothing, bandages and bullets.
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Constitution
________ embodies federalism because some powers given to the federal government while others are reserved exclusively to the states.
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Articles of Confederation
________ were the first Constitution.
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Federalism
________- The sharing of power between the national and state governments.
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John Trumbull
________ is also important because of his paintings of important historical points in a romanticized way.
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President
________ can veto any laws created by Congress, Congress can override with 2 /3s majority vote Shaping a New Republic.
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Washington
________ makes executive departments- treasury, war, state, justice- each headed by a secretary.
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Legislative branch
________- part of government that makes laws.
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Currency Act
________- Colonial assembly not allowed to print currency.
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Internation issues
________- French Revolution, breaks out during Washingtons presidency.
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British
________ believe in virtual representation- Parliament represents all British citizens, which includes colonies as well.
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French
________ and Indian War was a smaller conflict in a bigger global conflict between Britain and France called the Seven Years War- Occurs on American soil.
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British Prime Minister George Grenville
________ created 3- pronged plan for getting colonies under control.
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
________- US army fights a confederacy of Native American tribes, beat them and get access to all lands in the Ohio Valley.
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George Washington
________- in 1753, he was Lieutenant Colonel in the Virginia militia.
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Three Fifths Compromise
________- Each slave counts as three- fifths of a person in terms of population.
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Battle of Saratoga
________- Most important battle; Benjamin Franklin was trying to get French support, this victory convices France to take their side.
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Whiskey Rebellion
________ of 1794- Whiskey tax, Pennsylvania farmers attack tax collectors; Washington rides in with the US Army and ends the Rebellion.
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Government
________ can only exist with the consent of the ________, people are allowing it to exist.
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Judicial
Government should be split into three branches, Executive, ________, Legislative, checks and balances.
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Thomas Jefferson
________ becomes the Third President after Adams is not elected for a second term.
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John Adams
________ defended the men in Court, six of eight were acquitted.
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Federalists
________- Want people to ratify the constitution.
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Republican Motherhood
________- Women were vital to healthy democracy to raise sons schooled in republican ideals, means women have to be educated in these ideals as well Global Society.
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Federalists
________ win- persuasion, more organized, give Bill of Rights for individual rights and way to protect peoples rights Constitution.