| A | B |
|---|
| Declaration of Independence | colonies claimed right to own gov't |
| guerrilla warfare qualities | targeting leaders, surprise attacks, scattered |
| Yorktown | battle of British surrender |
| Battle of Saratoga | gains financial support from France |
| Continental Army disadvantage | couldn't raise funds to organize against British |
| Articles of Confederation | unicameral; weak central gov't; replaced |
| Land Ord. 1785 and NW 1787 | Established townships, slavery outlawed |
| State of Franklin | failed statehood achievement; caused doubt in Art. of Conf. |
| Shay's Rebellion | chaos that caused stronger central gov't |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Count each slave a part of a person instead of a full person |
| Great Comrpomise | recognize equality of representation and population size |
| James Madison | wrote most of the U.S. constitution |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote most of the Declaration of Independence |
| bicameral Congress | legislative body made of senate and house of representatives |
| system that limits gov't powers | checks and balances |
| federalism | when a gov't shares powers at state level and federal level |
| separation of powers | 3 branches each have different powers |
| anti-federalist stance | power of states should be great |
| federalist stance | power of central gov't must be great |
| 2nd amendment | right to bear arms |
| 1st amendment | right to free speech |
| 5th amendment | right to not self incriminate |
| 10th amendment | right for states to have power too |
| right to assemble | peaceful protests guaranteed by |
| cabinet | advisors appointed by president |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Showed new gov't had right to enforce laws |
| George Washington stance | US should remain neutral in foreign affairs |
| Business owners and tradesmen | Most likely a federalist |
| Farmer and rural folks | Most likely a democratic-republican |
| Democratic-Republicans resented this country | Britain |
| argued bank wasn't in constitution | Thomas Jefferson |
| established national bank | Alexander Hamilton |
| Jay's Treaty | US signed trade agreement with Britain |
| France | who attacked us over Jay's Treaty |
| led to increased tension with France | XYZ Affair |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | John Adams laws viewed as unconstitutional |
| longhunters | crossed Appalachia for long periods |
| Wilderness Road | initiated by D. Boone and led to KY settlement |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | mapped new lands and gathered info on organisms |
| Lousiana Purchase | doubled size of U.S. (TJ big gov't move) |
| TJ's Embargo Act | crushed economy with drops in prices |
| Barbary Pirates | Berbers in Med Sea trying to snatch folks to enslave |
| TJ's standing up to Barbary Pirates | proved Americans could protect trade at sea |
| British Impressment | led to War of 1812 |
| Treaty of Ghent | settled War of 1812 |
| Results of War of 1812 | increased nationalism and domestic manufacturing |
| Convention of 1818 | set Canada boundary and sharing Oregon |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | US got Florida, Spain's controls of SW recognized |
| Monroe Doctrine | Europe couldn't colonize any more land in West |
