Chapter 6 - Making War Flashcards
British naval blockade
During the revolutionary war, Britain cut off supplies of European manufactures and disrupted the New England fishing industry using their navy
Saratoga
A major battle in the Revolutionary War fought in 1777, turning point for the American offensive.
Valley Forge
The site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777-1778 during the Revolutionary War. A bunch of people froze to death.
The French Alliance
France’s assistance to the American colonists that was significant in helping them win the war.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain ending the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
Republicanism
When representatives are elected to represent their people in government.
Thoughts on Government
Written by John Adams in 1776 in response to a resolution where he outlined the three branch government that we use today.
Abigail Adams
The wife of John Adams who wrote him letter and influenced his thoughts.
The Articles of Confederation
the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781.
Northwest Ordinance
1787; passed to regulate the northwest territory which eventually was divided into several states of the mid west
Shay’s Rebellion
An uprising led by a former militia officer Daniel shays, protesting the foreclosures of farms for debt
The Philadelphia Convention
The gathering that drafted the constitution of the United States in 1787
Virginia Plan
A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch that suggested that the number of representatives would be proportional to the state population.
New Jersey Plan
Suggested that representatives where equal for each state no matter the size.
The Great Comprimise
An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that had equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
