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APUSH Period 3

Terms in this set (13)

French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)
-1754 to 1763
-caused by English encroachment onto French lands
-most Natives sided with the French
-Great Britain wins, France is removed from North America
Pontiac's Rebellion
Native leader Pontiac led a revolt against the British colonies, lead to colonists establishing the Proclamation Line of 1763
Proclamation Line of 1763
Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains
To raise revenue in the colonies, Britain established the -
-Stamp Act
-Townshend Acts
-Intolerable Acts
To resist British control, colonists created the-
-Stamp Act Congress
-Committees of Correspondence
-First Continental Congress
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet that encouraged the Colonists to fight the British, helped establish the Declaration of Independence
Why did the colonists win the war?
-familiarity with the land
-military leadership (George Washington)
-strong beliefs
-foreign aid (France)
Articles of Confederation
A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.
Northwest Land Ordinance
Passed under Articles - banned slavery in NW territory (OH, MI, IN, etc.); created a process for admitting new states (60,000 inhabitants)
U.S. Constitution
The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform. It replaced the Articles of Confederation.
Pinckney's Treaty (1795)
This treaty between the U.S. and Spain which gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi River and to store goods in the Spanish port of New Orleans
Washington's Farewell Address
Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.
Republican Motherhood
The idea that American women had a special responsibility to cultivate "civic virtue" in their children
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