Economy of the New England Colonies
shipbuilding, trade, fishing
Economy of the Middle Colonies
Barley, Wheat and Corn
Economy of the Southern Colonies
tobacco, rice, indigo
Document used to govern Puritans in the Massachusetts Colony
Mayflower Compact
Self-Governing colonial institution
Virginia House of Burgesses
Salutary Neglect
an English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty
Event that caused a lot of debt for the English
French and Indian War
Navigation Acts
Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade and prevent smuggling
Stamp Act
Direct Tax that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
Townshend Acts
laws passed that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
Boston Massacre
incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists
Tea Act
Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies
Sons of Liberty
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
Boston Tea Party
A protest against British taxes in which colonists dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
Intolerable Acts
series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party
Second Continental Congress
They organized the continental Army, selected George Washington to lead the army, and wrote the Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the American Revolution
Battle of Trenton
On Christmas day at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River. The next morning, they suprise attacked the British mercenaries.
Who sent their navy to help the Colonists after the victory at Saratoga
France
Yorktown
Last battle of the war of independence where the British surrendered.
Treaty of Paris 1783
This treaty recognized the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
a law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union
Shay's Rebellion
Rebellion of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Federalist
strong central government, Industry, loose Interpretation of Constitution
Anti-Federalists
Strong State governments, Agriculture, strict interpretation of Constitution
excise tax
a tax on Whiskey
Whiskey Rebellion
In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against excise tax on whiskey, and the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion.
What event caused the official split into two parties in the US
Whiskey Rebellion
Jay's Treaty
British and us agreed- British trade w/ Americans and the british leave northwest territory and U.S. would pay for French and Indian War
XYZ Affair
An incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
Alien and Sedition Acts
These consist of laws passed by the Federalist Congress which empowered the government to arrest and deport dangerous aliens; and the Sedition Act, which made it illegal to publish negative statements about the federal government or its officials.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
Embargo Act
An 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
Impressment of American sailors
forced by England, interception of American ships to impress American citizens was a major cause of the War of 1812.
What was the result of the Embargo Act
American was forced to Industrialize