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7904450823French and Indian WarWar between French and British0
7904451950Salutary NeglectGreat Britain "ignored" colonies and didn't enforce laws prior to French and Indian War1
7904455803Pontiac's RebellionGroup of Natives try to push British soldiers and settlers out of Great Lakes area after French and Indian War2
7904472808Proclamation of 1763No colonists could move past the Appalachian Mountains3
7904475240Sugar ActTax on sugar4
7904477707Stamp ActTax on all stamps needed for mail and official documents5
7904481421John Dickinson's Letter from a Farmer in PennsylvaniaHelped unite colonists against Townshend Acts6
7904488671Boston MassacreAltercation between Bostonians and British soldiers leaving 5 dead7
7904494603Crispus AttucksAfrican American killed during Boston Massacre; "first" casualty of Revolutionary War8
7904501625Committees of CorrespondenceGroups of people throughout the colonies that could help spread news around9
7904504873Boston Tea PartyEvent in Boston where colonists dumped chests of tea into the harbor to protest Parliamentary actions10
7904509705Intolerable ActsName given to a number of acts designed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party11
7904516956First Constitutional CongressMeeting to figure out what to do about the failing Articles of Confederation12
7904519799MinutemenMen that were ready to go fight for the colonies at any minute13
7904521400Lexington and ConcordFirst battles of Revolutionary War14
7904523119Second Continental CongressMeeting where the Declaration of Independence was adopted15
7904530120Thomas PaineWriter of Common Sense16
7904530121Common SensePamphlet describing why it was necessary to break from Great Britain17
7904531975Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4, 1776; declared independence from Great Britain18
7904534136LoyalistsIndividuals living in the colonies that sided with Great Britain19
7904538858Battle of SaratogaTurning point in Revolutionary War; France decides to ally themselves with Colonists20
7904540224Land Ordinance of 1785Articles of Confederation; allowed settlers to purchase titles to areas of land21
7904546782Northwest Ordinance of 1787Law passed to regulate new Northwest Territory22
7904552599Shays' RebellionGroup of farmers rebel in Massachusetts over debt; final straw before trashing Articles of Confederation23
7904558165Virginia PlanFelt representation should be based on population24
7904565432New Jersey PlanFelt all states should have equal representation25
79045684783/5ths CompromiseAfrican Americans were counted as 3/5ths of a person26
7904570582FederalistsFelt Constitution should be adopted; liked strong central government27
7904576123Anti-FederalistsWanted to revise Articles of Confederation; likes weak central government28
7904579270Judiciary Act of 1789Established Supreme Court29
7904582695Jay's TreatyBritish soldiers left American forts; America paid of debts; angered Americans because we looked weak to Great Britain30
7904596723Whiskey RebellionRebellion against the first tax imposed by the federal government31
7904601430George WashingtonFirst president of US32
7904602927XYZ AffairEvent with US and France where France demanded a bribe to meet about their impressment of American ships33
7904608016Alien and Sedition ActsUsed to silence opposition and create stricter rules to become a US citizen34
7904618438Treaty of ParisEnded Revolutionary War35
7904619964Articles of ConfederationFirst form of government in US after Revolutionary War36
7904621930ConstitutionNew form of government that focuses on a central federal power; checks and balances37
7904626673Great CompromiseCompromise between Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan38
7904628884Bill of RightsFirst ten amendments of Constitution39
7904661271Republican MotherhoodAmerican mothers were tasked with raising patriotic children40
7904681675Legislative BranchBranch tasked with writing laws; Congress41
7904683627Judicial BranchBranch tasked with interpreting laws; Supreme Court42
7904686126Executive BranchBranch tasked with enforcing laws; President43
7904690171Federalist PapersCollection of 85 articles and essays written by A. Hamilton, J. Madison, and J. Jay promoting the ratification of the Constitution44
7904697894Democratic-Republican PartyParty that believed in decentralized government; more agrarian-based45

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