An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

law forbiding English colonists to settle went of the Appalachian Mountains

passed a resolution backing Mass. in its struggle. Decided to boycott all British goods and to stop exporting goods to Britain until the Intolerance Act was canceled.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

Terms for those loyal to Britain (Tories) and those loyal to the Continental Congress (Whigs) terms were derived from the English Civil War

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution because it led to French Assistance

The idea that American women had a special responsibility to cultivate "civic virtue" in their children

1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.

-each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes

opponents of the Constitution during the period of ratification. They opposed the Constitution's powerful centralized government

The first ten amendments to the Constitution (compromise between Anti-Federalists and Federalists)

Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.

In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey. Washington, put down the rebellion. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem.

Issued by George Washington, declared that the US would not intervene in the French Revolution or the Wars thereafter. The source of much political debate

established by hamilton, opposed by jefferson, lasted for 20 years and attracted investors, created the U.S currency, official place where the government can keep all their money in the same place

A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats, gave John Adams the leverage he needed to fight the French in the Quasi war

passed by Federalists, signed by President Adams; increased regulation of immigration & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials. (unconstitutional)

Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional.