APUSH Period 3 Flashcards

Seven Years War/French & Indian War

French and Indians vs the British, fighting for dominance in North America, especially over the Ohio river valley, led to lots of war debt and increased taxation on colonists.

Taxation without representation

Increased tax on colonists without their representation from parliament

Spanish mission settlements in California

Between 1769 and 1833, Spanish Franciscans established 21 missions along the California coast, spanning 600 miles from San Diego to Sonoma

Patriot movement

Sons of liberty & Daughters of liberty resisted the British with revolts and attacks and also by producing their own goods, sparked by events like the Boston massacre

Continental Army led by George Washington

Advantages, home turf, highly motivated, Disadvantages, fighting against professional army and strong British navy.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Argued for independence and encouraged popular sovereignty against ruling by king, brought up ideas of consent of governed.

American Revolution

key factors in victory include bad British strategy and tons of help from French for troops and ships

Declaration of Independence

Document sent to the king by the founding fathers describing in a lawyerly manner why the colonies wanted to separate from British rule.

“Republican motherhood”

placed importance on women to teach literacy / virtue of the bible

Articles of Confederation

First government of the USA, had no power to tax or raise an army, failed due to Shay’s rebellion.

Northwest Territory

Unsettled territory west of the ohio river, such as illinois, michigan and minnesota

Northwest Ordinance

Established a precedent for westward expansion by encouraging settlement of northwestern territories, also banned slavery in that territory

Constitutional Convention

Secret conventions held to debate, draft and ratify the U.S. Constitution, took place May 1787 to September 1787

Constitution

Second method of government put in place in June 1788, gave way more power to the federal government and established the three branches of government.

Federalists/Anti-Federalist

Federalists were for the ratification of the constitution and wanted the government to have lots of power, while Anti-Federalists did not want it to be ratified and instead wanted the states to have more power.

Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

Bill of Rights

Compromise to satisfy the Anti-Federalists, protected rights of the people from all powerful Federal government doing things that hurt the people.

George Washington

First president of the United States, started the tradition of having Cabinet members to give advice, and started a tradition of only two four year terms.

Federalist Party

Alexander Hamilton

Democratic Republicans

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

French Revolution

Led to Washington’s proclamation of neutrality and the XYZ Affairs, America ended up staying out of it

George Washington's Farewell Address

Advice to the nation in the future to stay away from divided political parties, and stay out of foreign war, entanglements and affairs

John Adams

Second president of the United states, Federalist, prevented full scale war with french

Quasi War

undeclared naval conflict between the U.S. and France, fought primarily in the Caribbean, caused by French seizures of American merchant ships following the Jay Treaty

Seven Years War/French & Indian War

French and Indians vs the British, fighting for dominance in North America, especially over the Ohio river valley, led to lots of war debt and increased taxation on colonists.

Taxation without representation

Increased tax on colonists without their representation from parliament

Spanish mission settlements in California

Between 1769 and 1833, Spanish Franciscans established 21 missions along the California coast, spanning 600 miles from San Diego to Sonoma

Patriot movement

Sons of liberty & Daughters of liberty resisted the British with revolts and attacks and also by producing their own goods, sparked by events like the Boston massacre

Continental Army led by George Washington

Advantages, home turf, highly motivated, Disadvantages, fighting against professional army and strong British navy.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Argued for independence and encouraged popular sovereignty against ruling by king, brought up ideas of consent of governed.

American Revolution

key factors in victory include bad British strategy and tons of help from French for troops and ships

Declaration of Independence

Document sent to the king by the founding fathers describing in a lawyerly manner why the colonies wanted to separate from British rule.

“Republican motherhood”

placed importance on women to teach literacy / virtue of the bible

Articles of Confederation

First government of the USA, had no power to tax or raise an army, failed due to Shay’s rebellion.

Northwest Territory

Unsettled territory west of the ohio river, such as illinois, michigan and minnesota

Northwest Ordinance

Established a precedent for westward expansion by encouraging settlement of northwestern territories, also banned slavery in that territory

Constitutional Convention

Secret conventions held to debate, draft and ratify the U.S. Constitution, took place May 1787 to September 1787

Constitution

Second method of government put in place in June 1788, gave way more power to the federal government and established the three branches of government.

Federalists/Anti-Federalist

Federalists were for the ratification of the constitution and wanted the government to have lots of power, while Anti-Federalists did not want it to be ratified and instead wanted the states to have more power.

Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

Bill of Rights

Compromise to satisfy the Anti-Federalists, protected rights of the people from all powerful Federal government doing things that hurt the people.

George Washington

First president of the United States, started the tradition of having Cabinet members to give advice, and started a tradition of only two four year terms.

Federalist Party

Alexander Hamilton

Democratic Republicans

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

French Revolution

Led to Washington’s proclamation of neutrality and the XYZ Affairs, America ended up staying out of it

George Washington's Farewell Address

Advice to the nation in the future to stay away from divided political parties, and stay out of foreign war, entanglements and affairs

John Adams

Second president of the United states, Federalist, prevented full scale war with french

Quasi War

undeclared naval conflict between the U.S. and France, fought primarily in the Caribbean, caused by French seizures of American merchant ships following the Jay Treaty