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U.S. History 1770 to 1840
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Boston Massacre
Argument between British soldiers and colonists from Boston over jobs. In this event, 5 people were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Indians; they dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor because of issues with taxes. -
Intolerable Acts by King George
This law resulted from "The Boston Tea Party"; Britain's property had been destroyed and King George wanted to do something about it. One of the laws prohibited colonists from getting near the Boston Harbor because they didn't want to pay for the destruction that they caused. The other law, The Quartering Act, made colonists keep British soldiers in their homes. -
Federalism
Power divided between -
Declaration of Independence
A document written by 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson. This document freed the United States from Britain's laws. The United States will no longer be controlled by Britain. -
Two Party System
Citizens didn't want the Republican party to be controlled by "uneducated people" which resulted in the making of the Democratic-Republicans party; which was controlled by the "uneducated people" that the Republicans didn't want. -
Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists were a group of people against there being a strong central government; where there would be no separated powers and some governments will have more power than the others. -
Articles of Confederation
Shared powers between two levels of government so that there wouldn't be arguments about which had more powers - powers wouldn't be abused by the level of government that has more power. -
Treaty of Paris
Confirmed independence of the United States from other countries. Meaning that, no other country will control or have to worry about the United States - it became its own nation. -
Shay's Rebellion
Victims of taxes and debts wanted to fight against British soldiers so that they would get rid of all their problems with money that they owed. This rebellion was lead by Daniel Shay - "a victim of taxation" -
Three Branches of Government
Legislative Branch: makes laws; Executive: enforces laws that are already made (make those laws stronger); Judicial: responsible for interpreting laws. Was created so that no one has more power - the three branches of government was to separate powers between different governments. -
George Washington becomes President and creates the Cabinet
George Washington wasn't interested in becoming President of the United States but the country wanted a strong leader. George Washington created the Cabinet because he wanted people that he trusted to help him make decisions which is why Cabinet means the President's chief advisers. -
Alexander Hamilton and his plan for creating the Bank of the United States
Created the Bank of the United States to pay off debts that they owed. -
Bill of Rights
A document that stated citizen's rights; Rights such as: freedom of speech, press, and religipn. This document also had the first 10 amendments in the Constitution of the United States.
