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46 Cards in this Set
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olive Branch petition
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-July 1775
-an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain -later it was rejected |
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prohibitory act
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-was a naval blockade from Great Britain to American ports in order to control the rebellion.
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common sense
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-Common Sense presented the American colonists with a powerful argument for independence from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided.
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declaration of independance
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Thomas jefferson
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George mason
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continental congress
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articles of confederation
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George Washington
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Bunker hill
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General Thomas Gage
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Hessians
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lord cornwallo
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Nathanael greene
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John adams
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John bay
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Treaty of paris 1783
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women during war time
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Abigail adams
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Civic virtue
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ordinance of 1784
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North west ordinance
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shays rebellion
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1. Alexander Hamilton
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.first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher.
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2. The Founding Fathers
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.political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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3. The Virginia Plan
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.The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the conventio
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4. The Great Compromise
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.This plan proposed a one-house national legislature with representatives selected by state legislatures. Each state will be able to cast one vote.
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5. James Madison
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.American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States
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6. Sovereignty
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.the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory
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7. Separation of Powers
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.model for the governance of both democratic & federative states. T
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8. Federalists
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.The Federalist party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, the era of the First Party System
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9. Anti Federalist
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.against the federalist party
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10. The Federalist Papers
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.The Federalist Papers
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11. The Bill of Rights
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.name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.[1] They were introduced by James Madison
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12. The Cabinet
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.usually referred to as the President's Cabinet or simplified as the Cabinet, is composed of the most senior appointed officers
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13. Bank of the United States 1790’s
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.established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while the city served as the temporary national capital
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14. Whiskey Rebellion
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.less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in Pennsylvania in the 1790s
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15. Citizen Genet
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.Citizen Genet, ambassador to America during the French Revolution
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16. Jay’s Treaty
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.also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794, was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain
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17. Pinckney’s Treaty
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.also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795
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18. The quasi War
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.undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800
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19. The XYZ Affair
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.diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War.
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20. Alien and Sedition Acts
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.four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress during an undeclared naval war with France
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21. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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.political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures resolved to not abide by Alien and Sedition Acts.
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22. Aaron Burr
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.served as the third Vice President of the United States (1801–1805) under President Thomas Jefferson
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23. The Judiciary Act of 1801
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.represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 19th century.
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