Period 3 (1754-1800) Apush Key Terms Part 2

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Seven Years War / French-Indian War (1754)

Britain vs France + Native allies, land conflict

Pontiac Rebellion

Native revolt, Great Lakes, post-1763

Proclamation of 1763

Colonial settlement limited, Appalachians

Republicanism and Liberty

Civic virtue, citizen participation

Stamp Act

Tax on paper, colonial protest

No Taxation without Representation

Colonial protest slogan

Boston Massacre

1770, British shoot colonists

Tea Act / Boston Tea Party

Tea monopoly → protest, Boston Harbor

First Continental Congress

Colonial delegates, resist Intolerable Acts

Second Continental Congress

War management, independence

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

1776 pamphlet, independence

Olive Branch Petition

Last-ditch peace effort, 1775

Declaration of Independence

1776 independence document, Jefferson

Patriots / Loyalists / Neutral

Colonial sides in Revolution

Republican Motherhood

Women educate future citizens

Articles of Confederation

1781 weak central government

Virginia and New Jersey Plan

Representation debate, Constitutional Convention

Federalism

Power shared national/state

Three-Fifths Compromise

Slaves count 3/5, representation

Checks and Balances

Branches limit each other

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Constitution debate, strong vs weak government

Whiskey Rebellion

Tax protest, Pennsylvania, Washington

Washington’s Farewell Address

Avoid parties & alliances

Alien and Sedition Acts

1798 restrict speech & immigrants