APUSH Period 3 flashcards (1754–1800)

All 45 cards, with answers

1. 1

   What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War?
   Conflict between Britain and France over territorial control of the Ohio River Valley
2. 2

   On what date was the Treaty of Paris signed that ended the French and Indian War?
   February 10, 1763
3. 3

   What was the primary territorial outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1763) for France in North America?
   France ceded Canada and its lands east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans) to Britain.
4. 4

   What was the primary goal of Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763?
   To resist British military occupation and colonial encroachment onto Native American lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
5. 5

   What restriction did King George III's Proclamation of 1763 place on American colonists?
   It prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
6. 6

   Why did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act in 1765?
   To raise revenue from the colonies to help pay the war debt accumulated during the French and Indian War
7. 7

   The _____ of 1765 was the first unified colonial gathering to protest British taxation, asserting that only colonial assemblies had the right to tax the colonies.
   Stamp Act Congress
8. 8

   What principle did the Declaratory Act of 1766 establish regarding Parliament's authority over the colonies?
   Parliament asserted it had absolute authority to legislate and bind the colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
9. 9

   What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts of 1767?
   Imported goods including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
10. 10

    On what date did the Boston Massacre occur?
    March 5, 1770
11. 11

    What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence formed in the early 1770s?
    To share information and coordinate intercolonial resistance against British imperial policies
12. 12

    On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place?
    December 16, 1773
13. 13

    How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?
    Parliament passed the Coercive Acts (known in America as the Intolerable Acts) in 1774.
14. 14

    What was the primary action adopted by the First Continental Congress in 1774 to resist the Intolerable Acts?
    The Continental Association, enforcing a complete boycott of British goods
15. 15

    On what date did the Battles of Lexington and Concord take place?
    April 19, 1775
16. 16

    In January 1776, _____ published the influential pamphlet Common Sense, arguing that monarchy was tyrannical and that the colonies should declare total independence.
    Thomas Paine
17. 17

    In January 1776, Thomas Paine published the influential pamphlet _____, arguing that monarchy was tyrannical and that the colonies should declare total independence.
    Common Sense
18. 18

    On what date did the Second Continental Congress formally adopt the Declaration of Independence?
    July 4, 1776
19. 19

    Which Enlightenment philosopher's concept of natural rights most heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence?
    John Locke
20. 20

    Why was the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
    It convinced France to form an open military and diplomatic alliance with the United States.
21. 21

    On what date did British General Charles Cornwallis surrender to Franco-American forces at Yorktown?
    October 19, 1781
22. 22

    On what date was the Treaty of Paris signed that formally recognized United States independence?
    September 3, 1783
23. 23

    What Western boundary did the Treaty of Paris (1783) establish for the newly independent United States?
    The Mississippi River
24. 24

    What was the post-revolutionary ideology of "Republican Motherhood"?
    The belief that women should be educated so they could raise civic-minded, virtuous sons to sustain the republic
25. 25

    Why was the national government intentionally kept weak under the Articles of Confederation?
    Colonial experience with British rule created deep distrust of a powerful centralized authority.
26. 26

    What major power regarding revenue did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
    The power to tax at all: Congress could only ask the states for money, and they often paid little or nothing.
27. 27

    The _____ established the process for admitting new states to the Union on equal footing and explicitly prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory.
    Northwest Ordinance of 1787
28. 28

    The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established the process for admitting new states to the Union on equal footing and explicitly prohibited _____ in the Northwest Territory.
    slavery
29. 29

    What did Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787) reveal about the Articles of Confederation?
    The national government lacked the military power and centralized authority to maintain internal order.
30. 30

    What structural solution did the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) establish for Congress?
    A bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate
31. 31

    What was the Three-Fifths Compromise agreed upon during the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
    Three-fifths of an enslaved population would be counted for both representation in the House and direct taxation.
32. 32

    To prevent the immediate abolition of the transatlantic trade, the Constitution prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves until the year _____.
    1808
33. 33

    What was the central argument of James Madison's Federalist No. 10?
    A large, diverse republic is best equipped to control the harmful effects of factions without extinguishing liberty.
34. 34

    What primary concession did Federalists make to secure Anti-Federalist ratification of the Constitution?
    A commitment to add a Bill of Rights to safeguard individual liberties and state powers
35. 35

    On what date were the first ten amendments (the Bill of Rights) officially ratified?
    December 15, 1791
36. 36

    What did Alexander Hamilton propose under his "assumption" policy in his Report on Public Credit?
    The federal government would assume and pay off remaining state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War.
37. 37

    What constitutional clause did Alexander Hamilton invoke to justify chartering the First Bank of the United States?
    The Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)
38. 38

    What was the historical significance of the federal response to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion?
    It demonstrated that the new national government under the Constitution had the power and willingness to suppress armed internal rebellion.
39. 39

    What stance did George Washington take regarding the war between Britain and France in his 1793 Proclamation?
    Strict neutrality
40. 40

    What concession did Spain make to the United States in Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo, 1795)?
    Free navigation of the Mississippi River and duty-free deposit rights in New Orleans
41. 41

    What two main warnings did George Washington issue to the nation in his 1796 Farewell Address?
    Warnings against the formation of political factions/parties and entanglement in permanent foreign alliances
42. 42

    What diplomatic insult led to the undeclared naval "Quasi-War" with France during John Adams's presidency?
    The XYZ Affair, where French agents demanded bribes before negotiating with American diplomats
43. 43

    What was the political objective of the Federalist-sponsored Sedition Act of 1798?
    To suppress and prosecute Democratic-Republican editors and critics who criticized the Adams administration
44. 44

    What theory of government did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) introduce?
    The compact theory, asserting that states had the right to nullify federal laws deemed unconstitutional
45. 45

    Why is the presidential election of 1800 termed the "Revolution of 1800"?
    It was the first peaceful transfer of power between opposing political parties in U.S. history.