| Term | Definition |
|---|
| King George III | King of England during the American Revolution. |
| Stamp Act Congress | A group of 9 of the 13 colonies discussing and acting upon the Stamp Act |
| John Hancock | a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. President of the Second Continental Congress, largest signature on the Constitution |
| Samuel Adams | Founding father, statesman from Massachusetts, and has a beer named after him. |
| Patrick Henry | known for his "give me liberty,or give me Death." |
| John Dickinson | One of the founding fathers of America. Wrote the series "Letters From a Farmer." |
| Thomas Hutchinson | Royal governor of colonial Massachusetts, prominent loyalist before revolution. |
| John Adams | American politician and the second President of the United States. most influential Founding Father |
| First Continental Congress | A meeting of the Thirteen Colonies, called in response to the Intolerable Acts. |
| Thomas Paine | a British pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, inventor, and intellectual |
| Thomas Jefferson | Third President of the United States. Strongly supported states' rights. |
| Lord Cornwallis | British Army officer and colonial administrator, surrendered at siege of Yorktown. |
| Daniel Shays | Leader of Shay's Rebellion against Massachusetts. Underscored the weakness of the Articles of Confederation |
| James Madison | 4th President of the US and father of the Bill of Rights |
| George Washington | leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and first president |
| Alexander Hamilton | Second President of the United States and was a strong supporter of strong national government. |
| John Jay | President of the continental congress, and first Chief Justice of the US |
| Henry Knox | The nation's first Secretary of War. Chief artillery officer of the Continental Army |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | Made it so colonists couldn't go past an imaginary line in the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Sugar Act | also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act |
| Stamp Act | The law passed by British Parliament that put a tax on all paper goods from legal documents to playing cards. |
| Townshend Acts | Named for Charles Townsend, were to raise revenue to pay for English governors and judges through taxes. |
| Declaratory Act | Stated that Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies in all matters. |
| Boston Massacre | Angry Bostonians threw rocks at English soldiers and some were shot |
| Boston Tea Party | a direct action protest by colonists in Boston against the British government. |
| Coercive Acts | The retaliatory acts towards America after the Boston Tea Party. |
| Lexington and Concord | First battle of the revolutionary war. |
| Olive Branch Petition | John Dickinson's letter to the King to be able to negotiate trade and tax regulations. |
| Bunker Hill | Early battle in the Revolution, Colonial forces lost but the British casualties were huge |
| Common Sense | what people in common would agree on within human experience |
| Declaration of Independence | The formal letter to the King, declaring America's independence. |
| Saratoga | were decisive American victories in the American Revolutionary War, resulting in the surrender of an entire British army |
| Valley Forge | Washington's Continental Army fort. Became an asset in protecting Pennsylvania's interior. |
| Treaty of Alliance | An alliance between the 13 Colonies and France that would help win the Revolution. |
| Yorktown | a census-designated place(CDP) in York County, Virginia, United States. |
| Treaty of Paris | The treaty between America and Britain that ended the Revolutionary War and allowed for the United States to exist. |
| Republicanism | Jefferson used ideas from enlightenment, and proclaimed "self-evident" truths to justify this. |
| Articles of Confederation | First Constitution for the 13 Original Colonies. |
| Northwest Ordinance | Created the Northwest Territory and passed in 1787. |
| Virginia Plan | also called randolph plan proposal by Virginia delegates |
| New Jersey Plan | The frame of government that tended more towards smaller states. |
| Great Compromise | Defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under US constitution. |
| 3/5's Compromise | Every 5 black votes counted as 3 "White" votes. |
| Anti-Federalists | Group that hated federalists and wanted a small government |
| Federalists | american political party that controlled the federal gov. |
| Bill of Rights | The document that defined the first ten amendments. |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | Said that US would stay neutral between England and France. |
| Bank of the United States | Proposed by Alexander Hamiton, and created to handle the financial needs and requirements of the central government |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Uprising during Washington administration in response to whiskey tax |
| XYZ Affair | worsened relations between France and the United States and led to the Quasi-War |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | The Alien and Sedition Acts were acts passed by Congress that severely restricted immigration to the United States. |
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