APUSH Amsco Period 3
Abigail Adams - ANS-During the war women kept the economy going however they
remained second-class, Abigail plead with her husband John to reconsider their status
Albany Plan of Union (1754) - ANS-Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, attempted to create an
intercolonial government, system for creating troops, and collecting taxes from the various
colonies for their common defense- never took effect but became a precedent for later and
revolutionary congresses
Alexander Hamilton - ANS-Wanted to strengthen the nation
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANS-Anger against France strengthened the Federalist party -
Alien Act: the president could deport "aliens" or people they deemed dangerous in times of
war
Sedition Act: made it illegal for newspapers to criticize either the president or Congress and
imposed fines/jail time on those who opposed
Annapolis Convention - ANS-1786 - Representatives (only from 5 states) came together to
improve commercial relations
Anti-Federalists - ANS-opposed the Constitution - small farmers and settlers on the Western
frontier (pro bill of rights) (against Hamilton's financial program)
Articles of Confederation - ANS-1776 - John Dickinson wrote first draft in order to protect the
individual states rights - adopted in 1777
Congress was given the power to wage war, make treaties, borrow money (if the states
allowed), and send diplomats however they did not have the power to regulate commerce or
collect taxes (very weak overall)
Battle of Bunker Hill - ANS-June 17th 1775 - outskirts of Boston - colonists took Breed's Hill
next to Bunkers Hill where they were attacked and lost the hill. However the Americans
claimed victory because they inflicted heavy damage to the British troops
Battle of Fallen Timbers - ANS-American Indians combined tribes into the Northwest
Confederacy however they were defeated
Battle of Saratoga - ANS-October 1777 - American victory and turning point of the war -
diplomatic outcome led France to join America in fighting the British (later Holland and Spain
also fought against the British)
Battle of Yorktown - ANS-Last major battle - General Cornwallis of the British cornered
between French navy and American troops = forced to surrender
Bill of Rights; amendments - ANS-list of rights to prevent tyranny
First 10 - drafted mainly by Madison - protected against abuses of the government
Checks and Balances - ANS-Each branch of the government is checked by the others
(executive, legislative, and judicial) so that none can gain to much power and control
Checks and Balances - ANS-Powers of each branch was limited by the others
Citizen Genet - ANS-French minister to the United States broke all normal rules and
appealed to the people - his offensive behavior cost him his job and he was called back to
France
Coercive Acts (1774) - ANS-1) Port Act: closed the port of Boston until the destroyed tea
was paid for
, 2) Mass. Government Act: reduced the power of Mass. legislature while increasing the
power of the royal governor
3) Administration of Justice Act: allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in Great
Britain instead of the colonies
4) expanded the Quartering Act
Commercial Compromise - ANS-allowed Congress to regulate foreign and interstate
commerce; including placing taxes on imports, but not exports
Committees of Correspondence - ANS-1772 - principal device for spreading anti-British
sentiments: they would regularly exchange letters about suspicious or potentially threatening
British activities
Congress - ANS-2 houses - Senate and House of Reps; could establish federal courts
Connecticut Plan; Great Compromise - ANS-Roger Sherman of CT: 2 house congress
Constitutional Convention - ANS-1787 - Delegates (besides RI) came together to revisit the
Articles of Confederation (some wanted to revise others wanted to write a new one)
Constitutional Convention - ANS-In response to the Annapolis Convention's suggestion,
Congress called for the states to send delegates to Philadelphia to amend the Articles of
Confederation. Delegates came to the convention in May 1787, and drafted an entirely new
framework that would give greater powers to the central government. This document
became the Constitution.
Continentals - ANS-paper money issued by Congress - became almost worthless during the
American Revolution
Deborah Sampson - ANS-Fought as a man for a year
Declaration of Independence - ANS-The Congress on June 1776 - expressed why the
colonies deserved to be independent and the grievances that they had with the English
government; adopted on July 4th 1776
Declaration of Rights and Grievances - ANS-FCC - urged the king to make right the colonial
grievances and restore colonial rights, for negotiation they recognized Parliament's authority
to regulate commerce
Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms - ANS-SCC - called for
colonies to provide troops
Declaratory Act (1766) - ANS-Asserted that parliament had the right to tax and make laws
for the colonies in all cases whatsoever ** renewed conflict between the colonists and the
British
Deism - ANS-belief that God had established natural laws in creating the universe, but that
the role of divine intervention in human affairs was minimal
Democratic-Republican party - ANS-Democratic-Republican Party supported Jefferson
while the Federalist Party supported Hamilton
*** Americans were divided over the French Revolution ***
Edmund Randolph - ANS-Attorney General
Edward Braddock - ANS-General who led expedition from Virginia which ended in disaster
when attacked by the French and Indians
Electoral College Compromise - ANS-"too much democracy = mob control"
Enlightenment - ANS-profound effect on the colonies - at its peak as America's next leaders
were maturing
Executive Departments; cabinet - ANS-President and his cabinet, made up of 4 heads of
department whom all met regularly with the president
Federal Courts - ANS-Supreme Court + others
Federalist Era - ANS-1790s - dominated by Federalist party ideas
Abigail Adams - ANS-During the war women kept the economy going however they
remained second-class, Abigail plead with her husband John to reconsider their status
Albany Plan of Union (1754) - ANS-Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, attempted to create an
intercolonial government, system for creating troops, and collecting taxes from the various
colonies for their common defense- never took effect but became a precedent for later and
revolutionary congresses
Alexander Hamilton - ANS-Wanted to strengthen the nation
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANS-Anger against France strengthened the Federalist party -
Alien Act: the president could deport "aliens" or people they deemed dangerous in times of
war
Sedition Act: made it illegal for newspapers to criticize either the president or Congress and
imposed fines/jail time on those who opposed
Annapolis Convention - ANS-1786 - Representatives (only from 5 states) came together to
improve commercial relations
Anti-Federalists - ANS-opposed the Constitution - small farmers and settlers on the Western
frontier (pro bill of rights) (against Hamilton's financial program)
Articles of Confederation - ANS-1776 - John Dickinson wrote first draft in order to protect the
individual states rights - adopted in 1777
Congress was given the power to wage war, make treaties, borrow money (if the states
allowed), and send diplomats however they did not have the power to regulate commerce or
collect taxes (very weak overall)
Battle of Bunker Hill - ANS-June 17th 1775 - outskirts of Boston - colonists took Breed's Hill
next to Bunkers Hill where they were attacked and lost the hill. However the Americans
claimed victory because they inflicted heavy damage to the British troops
Battle of Fallen Timbers - ANS-American Indians combined tribes into the Northwest
Confederacy however they were defeated
Battle of Saratoga - ANS-October 1777 - American victory and turning point of the war -
diplomatic outcome led France to join America in fighting the British (later Holland and Spain
also fought against the British)
Battle of Yorktown - ANS-Last major battle - General Cornwallis of the British cornered
between French navy and American troops = forced to surrender
Bill of Rights; amendments - ANS-list of rights to prevent tyranny
First 10 - drafted mainly by Madison - protected against abuses of the government
Checks and Balances - ANS-Each branch of the government is checked by the others
(executive, legislative, and judicial) so that none can gain to much power and control
Checks and Balances - ANS-Powers of each branch was limited by the others
Citizen Genet - ANS-French minister to the United States broke all normal rules and
appealed to the people - his offensive behavior cost him his job and he was called back to
France
Coercive Acts (1774) - ANS-1) Port Act: closed the port of Boston until the destroyed tea
was paid for
, 2) Mass. Government Act: reduced the power of Mass. legislature while increasing the
power of the royal governor
3) Administration of Justice Act: allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in Great
Britain instead of the colonies
4) expanded the Quartering Act
Commercial Compromise - ANS-allowed Congress to regulate foreign and interstate
commerce; including placing taxes on imports, but not exports
Committees of Correspondence - ANS-1772 - principal device for spreading anti-British
sentiments: they would regularly exchange letters about suspicious or potentially threatening
British activities
Congress - ANS-2 houses - Senate and House of Reps; could establish federal courts
Connecticut Plan; Great Compromise - ANS-Roger Sherman of CT: 2 house congress
Constitutional Convention - ANS-1787 - Delegates (besides RI) came together to revisit the
Articles of Confederation (some wanted to revise others wanted to write a new one)
Constitutional Convention - ANS-In response to the Annapolis Convention's suggestion,
Congress called for the states to send delegates to Philadelphia to amend the Articles of
Confederation. Delegates came to the convention in May 1787, and drafted an entirely new
framework that would give greater powers to the central government. This document
became the Constitution.
Continentals - ANS-paper money issued by Congress - became almost worthless during the
American Revolution
Deborah Sampson - ANS-Fought as a man for a year
Declaration of Independence - ANS-The Congress on June 1776 - expressed why the
colonies deserved to be independent and the grievances that they had with the English
government; adopted on July 4th 1776
Declaration of Rights and Grievances - ANS-FCC - urged the king to make right the colonial
grievances and restore colonial rights, for negotiation they recognized Parliament's authority
to regulate commerce
Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms - ANS-SCC - called for
colonies to provide troops
Declaratory Act (1766) - ANS-Asserted that parliament had the right to tax and make laws
for the colonies in all cases whatsoever ** renewed conflict between the colonists and the
British
Deism - ANS-belief that God had established natural laws in creating the universe, but that
the role of divine intervention in human affairs was minimal
Democratic-Republican party - ANS-Democratic-Republican Party supported Jefferson
while the Federalist Party supported Hamilton
*** Americans were divided over the French Revolution ***
Edmund Randolph - ANS-Attorney General
Edward Braddock - ANS-General who led expedition from Virginia which ended in disaster
when attacked by the French and Indians
Electoral College Compromise - ANS-"too much democracy = mob control"
Enlightenment - ANS-profound effect on the colonies - at its peak as America's next leaders
were maturing
Executive Departments; cabinet - ANS-President and his cabinet, made up of 4 heads of
department whom all met regularly with the president
Federal Courts - ANS-Supreme Court + others
Federalist Era - ANS-1790s - dominated by Federalist party ideas
