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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 precedent | Example that serves as a basis for imitation, archetype, model |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Rebellion in 1794 by farmers in western Pennsylvania against the tax on whiskey |
| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| French Revolution | The people of France revolted against their monarchy beginning in 1789, an important event that divided Americans deeply during this period |
| inauguration | ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office |
| loose interpretation | Hamilton believed in this; a broad view of the Constitution; government has flexibility to do more than Constitution says |
| strict interpretation | Jefferson believed in this; a narrow view of the Constitution; interpretation stating that the Constitution has only the powers expressly listed in it |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | final battle of the Northwest Indian War; U.S won control of Northwest territory; 1794 |
| XYZ affair | A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | A series of laws that sought to restrict the activities of people who opposed Federalist policies. |
| Jamestown | First permanent English settlement in North America |
| colony | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country |
| New England Colonies | Massachusetts, New Hampshire Connecticut and Rhode Island; Northernmost colonial region; founded for religious freedom |
| Middle Atlantic colonies | Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York |
| Southern Colonies | Southernmost region of the 13 original colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| Atlantic Ocean | major body of water that separates Europe and North America |
| Appalachian Mountains | a mountain system in eastern North America |
| Great Lakes | a group of five large lakes in North America; Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie |
| Mississippi River | a river in the central United States, flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico; boundary of the United States as set by the Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| Boston Massacre | The first bloodshed of the Amercan Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five americans |
| Boston Tea Party | a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped British tea into Boston harbor |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Tea Act | in 1773, allowed tea be sold directly from the company to the people; led to the Boston Tea Party |
| Quartering Act | Act which required colonies to provide food and lodging for British troops |
| Stamp Act | 1765 Tax on all printed documents, including newspapers, wills, and playing cards |
| Sugar Act | 1764- a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the American colonies colonies |
| Parliament | the British legislature |
| Battle of Lexington | April 1775; 70 colonists vs. much larger British force; "shot heard round the world"; first shots fired effectively starting the American Revolution |
| Battle of Saratoga | this battle was a turning point in the war for the patriots; allies joined our cause after this victory |
| Battle of Yorktown | the last major battle of the Revolutionary War; 1781; British General Cornwallis surrendered to American General George Washington |
| smuggling | To import goods illegally. |
| subsistence farming | farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced |
| cash crop | Farm crop raised to be sold for money |
| triangular trade | the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in the Americas |
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