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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were passed by the English Parliament. These acts were designed to regulate trade between England, the colonies, and the rest of the world. -
Proclamation of 1763
Issued by King George III the proclamation of 1763 forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was a secret organization created in the colonies to protect the rights of the people and to fight against taxes by the British. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting in which British Representatives devised a "Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the Colonists". -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was written by the stamp act congress and stated that taxes that were put on British colonists without their consent was unjust. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence caused the thirteen colonies to come together against British policy. -
2nd Continental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress managed the colonial war effort and moved gradually towards independence. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to maintain the colonists relationship with the British while asserting their rights. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It lists regulations on governments power. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence severed the colonies ties from Great Britain and declared them independent. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war and recognized the independence of America. -
3/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise stated that when voting, slaves would be counted as only 3/5ths of a person. -
Shay’s Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was a series of protests that were against tax collectors by American farmers. -
The Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise
The Great Compromise was put into place when small states thought all states should get equal representation and large states felt they should get more representation than the smaller states. -
Federalism
Federalism is a system of government. The relationship between the state government and the national government. -
Federalist vs. AntiFederalist
Antifederalists were opposed to having a federal government and also did not like the constitution as opposed to federalists who did like these things. -
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers were a series of essays that urged the state of New York to ratify the constitution. -
Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the principle that the government and the elected officials represent the people and must have their consent. -
Ratification
To ratify something means to give consent to do something. The constitution was finally ratified in 1790.