review exam 2 worksheet Flashcards
what is the continental army
the regular or professional army authorized by the 2nd continental congress and commanded by general George Washington during the revolutionary war (pg131)
who are the loyalists
British colonists who opposed independence from Britain (pg132)
what is the Bill of Rights
a written summary of inalienable rights and liberties, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution (pg 148)
what is the bill for establishing religious freedom
a bill authorized by Thomas Jefferson establishing religious freedom in Virginia (pg 148)
what is the Constitutional Convention
a convention of delegates from the colonies that first met to organize resistance to the intolerable acts (pg 149)
what is the Albany Conference of 1754
a 1754 meeting, held in Albany, New York, between the British leaders and leaders of the Iroquois Confederacy (pg 106)
what was the Royal proclamation of 1763
a royal proclamation declaring the trans-Appalachian region to be ‘Indian Country’ (pg 109)
what was the Sugar Act
a law passed in 1764 to raise revenue in the American Colonies. It lowered the duty from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon on foreign molasses imported to the colonies and increased the restrictions on colonial commerce (pg 112)
what was the stamp act
Law passed by parliament in 1765 to raise revenue in America by requiring taxed, stamped paper for legal documents, publications, and playing cards (pg 113)
what was sons of liberty
secret organizations in the colonies formed to oppose the stamp act (pg 113)
what were the Townshend Acts
a series of acts of parliament, passed in 1767, imposing duties on colonial tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass (pg 114)
what was the Boston Massacre
after months of increasing friction between townspeople and the British troops stationed in the city, on March 5, 1770, British troops fired on American civilians in Boston (pg 117)
what was the Boston Tea Party
the incident that occurred on December 16, 1773, in which Bostonians, disguised as Indians, destroyed tea belonging to the British East India Company in order to prevent payment of the duty on it (pg 118)
what was the Intolerable act
American term for the Coercive acts (pg 119)
what were the Coercive acts
Legislation passed by parliament in 1774, included the Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Gov Act, The admin of justice act, and the quartering act (pg 118)
what was the Quartering Act
an act of parliament requiring colonial legislatures to provide supplies and quarters for the troops stationed in America (pg 119)
what was the Quebec act
a law passed by parliament in 1774 that provided an appointed government for Canada, enlarged the boundaries for Quebec and confirmed the privileges of the Catholic Church (pg 119)
what was the virginia plan
a proposal calling for the national legislature in which the states would be represented according to population (pg 155)
what was the whiskey rebellion
an armed uprising in 1794 by farmers in western pennsylvania who attempted to prevent the collection of the excise tax on whiskey (pg 165)
what was the alien accdt
what was the alien act
an act passed by congress in 1798 that authorized the president to imprison or deport suspected aliens during wartime (pg 167)
what was the sedition act
an act passed by congress in 1798 that provided fines for anyone convicted of writing, publishing, or speaking out against the government or its officers; broad law used later in WW1 to restrict criticism of America’s involvement in the war or its government, flag, military, taxes, or officials (pg 167)
what was the Louisiana purchase
bought from France for 15 million dollars in 1803, it was the largest peaceful acquisition of territory in US history (pg 182)
what was the embargo act
act passed by congress in 1807 prohibiting American ships from leaving for any foreign port (pg 184)
