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| 7978478966 | American Independence date: | 1776 | 0 | |
| 7650550140 | Common Sense | ●Thomas Paine American Independence pamphlet. Urged the colonies to declare independence from the English. | 1 | |
| 7650579898 | Battle of Saratoga | ●American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. ➢ Victory convinced France to agree to send help to the colonists. | 2 | |
| 7650582163 | Franco-American Alliance | ●Agreement by France to fund American military aids and loans to American colonies. ➢1778-1783, provided Americans with much of their money, equipment, armed forces, and naval forces. | 3 | |
| 7650582164 | Treaty of Paris 1783 | ●Ended American Revolution; America officially gained independence ➢Signed Sept. 3, 1783 by George III in Paris. |  | 4 |
| 7650582165 | Manumissions | ●1782 The act of a slave owner freeing a slave. ➢ After the revolution there was a large increase in this. Laws became more strict against this with slave uprisings. |  | 5 |
| 7650582166 | Tories | ●A person who supported the British cause in the American Revolution; a loyalist ➢Colonists who disagreed with the move for independence and did not support the Revolution. | 6 | |
| 7650589490 | Abigail Adams | ●John Adam's wife, she appealed to her husband to protect the rights of women ➢"Remember the ladies" | 7 | |
| 7650591937 | State Constitutions | ●Documents put together as a charter for each new state. (Connecticut and Rhode Island had governments already). ➢Other 11 states chose to write down constitutions reducing the power of the government. ➢To prevent corruption/ tyranny. |  | 8 |
| 7650597803 | Land Ordinance/NW Ordinance | ●Under the Articles of Confederation ➢NY and Virginia had to give up their Western claims. Turning territory over to the government. | 9 | |
| 7650597804 | Shay's Rebellion | ●*1786* Uprising of Massachusetts farmers who demanded debt relief. ➢Demanded paper money, tax relief, a moratorium on debts, and abolition of imprisonment for debts. ➢Led by Daniel Shays. | 10 | |
| 7650599849 | Great Compromise | ●Called for a two house legislature ➢*Upper House*: represent the states equability with two members each. ➢*Lower House*: represent states based on population. (Slaves count as 3/5th a person) | 11 | |
| 7650603215 | Anti-Federalists | ●Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution. ➢Led by Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams. ➢Believed that the constitution would increase taxes and weaken the states. (Lacked a bill of rights). |  | 12 |
| 7968057854 | Federalists | ●Supporters of the stronger central government who advocated the ratification of the new constitution. ➢Led by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. |  | 13 |
| 7650604810 | Hamilton's Economic Plan | ●Proposed that the federal government take on state debts that were largely due to the war. ➢Stable and effective government was needed. *Four Step Plan* to build the nation's economy. -Assumption of state debt by federal gov. -Excise tax -National Bank -Tax on imports | 14 | |
| 7650604811 | Whiskey Rebellion | ●1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by backcountry farmers in the US. ➢A militia march to Pennsylvania quickly won the allegiance of the rebels quickly collapsing the protest. | 15 | |
| 7650608428 | Jay & Pinckney's Treaties | ●*Jay's Treaty:* Paved the way for settlement of important American disputes with Spain. ➢It settled conflict with Britain preventing a war ●*Pinckney's Treaty:* Had Spain recognize the right of Americans to navigate the Mississippi to trade. | 16 | |
| 7650608429 | XYZ Affair | ●*1798* Diplomatic controversy in which French officials demanded bribes of American negotiators ➢US refusal to honor Franco-American treaty led to the three French men asking for a large bribe to meet. | 17 | |
| 7650610216 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolves | ●*1798* Proclaiming that states had the right to not enforce laws that were unconstitutional. ➢States given power to nullify National laws. - Jefferson and Madison authors. | 18 | |
| 7650612672 | Election of 1800 | ●*Adam* for Federalists *Jefferson* for Republicans. ➢A tie between Jefferson and Burr decided by the House for a vote by ballot. ●*Thomas Jefferson* | 19 | |
| 7978507153 | Monroe Doctrine | ●*1823*Discouraging European intervention in the Western Hemisphere Under James Monroe ➢Further implants the Isolationism of America | 20 |
