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Albany Plan of Union (B.F.)
This Congress consisted of twenty representatives from the American colonies to plan how the colonies could defend themselves.
Lexington + Concord
marked the start of the American War of Independence 1775-83 in it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.
Proclamation 1763
Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
XYZ Affair
diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
Natural Rights
Rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away in the mind of John Locke: life, liberty, and property.
Valley Forge
the site of the winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington
Sedition Act
curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war
William Pitt
wartime political leader of Britain in the Seven Years' War and his single-minded devotion to victory over France, a victory which ultimately solidified Britain's dominance over world affairs.
Battle of Yorktown
proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation
Boston Massacre
a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a British mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers
Paul Revere
alerting Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord
John Adams
an advocate of American independence from Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress, the author of the Massachusetts constitution, and a signer of the Treaty of Paris
Sugar Act
colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses
stamp act
an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents
Treaty of Paris
ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
Quartering Act
stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses
Sons/daughters of liberty
American colonists who supported the patriot cause
George Washington
commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797
Townshend Duties
duties aimed not merely at regulating trade but at putting money into the British treasury
Bill of rights
first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government.
Common Sense
made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it
Sam Adams
one of Boston's most prominent revolutionary leaders known for his ability to harness popular resentment against Parliament's authority to tax the colonies in a productive manner
Tea Act
granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies.
Whiskey rebellion
the first test of federal authority in the United States; enforced the idea that the new government had the right to levy a particular tax that would impact citizens in all states.
Shays Rebellion
informed the debate over the framing of a new U.S. Constitution, providing fuel to Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists who advocated for a strong federal government and diminished states' rights
articles of confederation
a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
VA Plan
3 branches with bicameral legislature based on population
New Jersey Plan
same structure as AoC, unicameral legislature w/ expanded powers; equal rep.
Bundle of compromises
the upper house would have equal representation from each state, while the lower house would have proportional representation based on a state's population.
french revolution
the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
Thomas Paine
England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe wrote “Common Sense"
Federalist Papers
Hamilton, Jay and Madison argued that the decentralization of power that existed under the Articles of Confederation prevented the new nation from becoming strong enough to compete on the world stage, or to quell internal insurrections such as Shays's Rebellion
anti federalists
political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
Sedition Act
made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
Valley Forge
the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army.
Saratoga/ Yorktown
The victory persuaded France to sign a treaty with the United States against Britain. France's financial and military support contributed to Washington's victory at Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended America's War for Independence.
Constitution
It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789 it originally comprising seven articles
Continental congress
the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution
French Indian war (7 yrs war)
conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War fought because of conflicting claims between Great Britain and France over territory and waterways, beaver trade, religious differences
John Adams
political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States
Patrick Henry
American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention "give me liberty or give me death,"
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