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| 6733883118 | Enlightenment | A philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 18th century. It included a range of ideas centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy, and came to advance ideals such as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and ending the perceived abuses of the church and state |  | 0 |
| 6733883119 | Benjamin Franklin | One of the founding fathers, famous for presence in the American Enlightenment. earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. |  | 1 |
| 6733883120 | The Patriot Movement | Movement or push toward independence in the colonies. Those that supported colonial independence were referred to as "Patriots" while those that were loyal to the British crown were called "Loyalists." |  | 2 |
| 6733883121 | The Declaration of Independence | the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies,[2] then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer under British rule. |  | 3 |
| 6733883123 | Legislative Branch | The branch of government tasked with writing laws. |  | 4 |
| 6733883124 | Judicial Branch | The branch of government tasked with interpreting laws. | | 5 |
| 6733883125 | Executive Branch | The branch of government tasked with enforcing laws. | | 6 |
| 6733883126 | The Articles of Confederation | An agreement among all thirteen original states in the United States of America that served as its first constitution. Drafted by a committee appointed by the Second Continental Congress, ratified in late 1777. Later replaced by the Constitution of the United States of America. |  | 7 |
| 6733883127 | Constitutional Convention | took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although this was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. The result of the Convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States. |  | 8 |
| 6733883128 | Federalism | a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government. |  | 9 |
| 6733883129 | Separation of Powers | Inspired by Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws, the idea of a constitutional government with three separate branches of government. Each of the three branches would have defined abilities to check the powers of the other branches. |  | 10 |
| 6733883130 | The Federalist Papers | a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. |  | 11 |
| 6733883131 | Alexander Hamilton | Founder of the Federalist Party, Co-author of The Federalist Papers, First Secretary of the Treasury |  | 12 |
| 6733883132 | James Madison | Co-Author of the Federalist Papers, hailed as "the Father of the Constitution," Fourth President of the United States |  | 13 |
| 6733883133 | Bill of Rights | the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. |  | 14 |
| 6733883134 | Democratic-Republican Party | formed by Thomas Jefferson and others who believed in an agrarian-based, decentralized,democratic government. The party was established to oppose the Federalists who had supported and pushed through the ratification of the US Constitution. |  | 15 |
| 6733883135 | The Northwest Ordinance | created the Northwest Territory, the first organized territory of the United States, from lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains, between British North America and the Great Lakes to the north and the Ohio River to the south.established the precedent by which the Federal government would be sovereign and expand westward with the admission of new states, rather than with the expansion of existing states and their established sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation. |  | 16 |
| 6733883136 | French Revolution | a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. It overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, experienced violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond. |  | 17 |
| 6733883137 | Popular Sovereignty | the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |  | 18 |
| 6733883138 | protective tariffs | Taxes places on imported goods, often to raise prices and thus protect domestic producers. |  | 19 |
| 6733883139 | virtual representation | The political theory that a class of persons is represented in a lawmaking body without direct vote. |  | 20 |
| 6733883140 | boycott | An organized refusal to deal with some person, organization, or product. |  | 21 |
| 6733883141 | isolationist | Concerning the belief that a country should take little or no part in foreign affairs, especially through alliances or wars. |  | 22 |
| 6733883142 | ratification | The confirmation or validation of an act (such as the constitution) by authoritative approval. |  | 23 |
| 6733883145 | bicameral | Referring to a legislative body with two houses |  | 24 |
| 6733883146 | cabinet | The body of official advisers to the head of a government; in the United States, it consists of the heads of the major executive departments. |  | 25 |
| 6733883148 | excise | A tax on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of certain products. |  | 26 |
| 6733883149 | impressment | To force people or property into public service without choice. |  | 27 |
| 6733883150 | nullification | In American politics, the assertion that a state may legally invalidate a federal act deemed inconsistent with its rights or sovereignty. |  | 28 |
| 6733883151 | Alien Sedition Acts | deport foreigners deemed dangerous and arrest anyone speaking against government | 29 | |
| 6733883152 | GW Farewell Address | Warns of political parties and europe/permanent alliances | 30 | |
| 6733883153 | Whiskey Rebellion | Displayed power of new constitution with putting down disorder. | 31 | |
| 6733883154 | XYZ Affair | France hold meetings hostage for tribute, angers Adams | 32 | |
| 6733883155 | John Jay Treaty | Britain said they'd leave interior but didnt promise impressment would stop or that theyd stop trading with Native Americans. | 33 | |
| 6733883156 | Hamilton Debt Plan | Gov Assumes all state debt and taxes all imports and states to pay it off. Debt shared by all to get America on sound financial footing | 34 | |
| 6733883157 | National Bank of US | Hamilton aimed to create a standard reliable predictable currency and fix problem of inflation | 35 |
