AP US History Semester Exam c Flashcards
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| 5791307466 | First Continental Congress | , 1774- Colonial convention in Philadelphia to discuss Intolerable Acts and other injustices; Delegates were diverse and ranged from radical to conservative; Loyalist views were not represented; |  | 0 |
| 5791308832 | Olive Branch Petition | - Petition sent to King George III asking him to intercede with Parliament secure the peace and protect colonial rights; |  | 1 |
| 5791310091 | Thomas Paine; Common Sense | - Pamphlet published in January 1776 stating, "it was contrary to common sense to have a small island be the ruler of a large continent". |  | 2 |
| 5791311066 | Valley Forge | - Washington's troops had lost Philadelphia, the future looked bleak; The Winter of 1777-78 was a severe winter; Under equipped and demoralized; |  | 3 |
| 5791312252 | Articles of Confederation | - First constitution of the U.S. initially drafted by John Dickenson and modified by Congress; |  | 4 |
| 5791313296 | Battle of Saratoga | - Major battle in which a surprising Colonial victory persuaded France to join America; |  | 5 |
| 5791314041 | James Madison | - Fashioned specific articles of the constitution; He is known as the "Father of the Constitution."; Proposed the Virginia Plan; From Virginia |  | 6 |
| 5791315812 | Framers of the Constitution- | Those who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention and took part in framing or drafting the proposed Constitution of the United States; |  | 7 |
| 5791317405 | Anti-Federalists | - Opponents of a strong federal government; |  | 8 |
| 5791319612 | Bill of Rights | - First 10 amendments to the constitution, they successfully addressed the Anti-Federalists most telling objections; |  | 9 |
| 5791320634 | Alien and Sedition Acts | - Federalist laws which authorized the president to deport or detain any alien (foreigner) thought to be dangerous during wartime; Also made it illegal for newspapers to criticize the president or congress and imposed heavy fines for those who violated the law; |  | 10 |
| 5791322087 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | - Republican response to the Alien and Sedition Acts; Kentucky and Virginia legislatures passed a resolution (written by T. Jefferson and J. Madison) which claimed that a state could "nullify a federal law." |  | 11 |
| 5791323190 | Infant Industries | Infant Industries- New and developing industries which would be protected by high tariffs, according to Alexander Hamilton's plan. |  | 12 |
| 5791324349 | House of Representatives | - Larger body of the Legislative Branch; Each state is represented according to the size of its population; |  | 13 |
| 5791325486 | Senate | - Smaller body of the Legislative Branch; Each state is represented equally by 2 senators; |  | 14 |
| 5791327145 | Thomas Jefferson | - Third President of the US; 1800-1808; Democratic-Republican; President during the Louisiana Purchase; |  | 15 |
| 5791328110 | Louisiana Purchase | - Initially Napoleon wanted to restore French power in America, but then decided to sell the huge land mass; |  | 16 |
| 5791329262 | Tecumseh and Prophet | - Shawnee twin brothers; Tecumseh (a warrior) and Prophet (religious leader) attempted to unite all tribes east of the Mississippi creating an Indian Confederacy; US said Great Britain aided them; |  | 17 |
| 5791330544 | Judicial Review | Marbury v. Madison- Led to the "_______________" decision; Decision of Marshall to not allow last minute appointments by John Adams; Marshall said that the Supreme Court could overrule a law by congress; |  | 18 |
| 5791333720 | Lewis and Clark Expedition | - Jefferson's persuasion for a scientific exploration of the new U.S. territory, Mississippi River to the Pacific; 1804-1806; | 19 |