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  1. 4. Three laws passed under the Adams administration that required immigrants to live in the U.S. for 14 years before they could apply for citizenship (from formerly 5 years). They also allowed the president to jail or expel any foreigner thought to be a threat.
  2. 9. The branch of government that makes the laws.
  3. 10. The turning point of the war in the Americans' favor, because the victory encouraged Americans and convinced France to support the American cause.
  4. 12. Delegates from all states except Rhode Island went to Congress to revise the Articles of Confederation; they decided to come up with a new plan of government called the Constitution.
  5. 15. Political party led by Hamilton, that wanted a strong central government with prospering cities, businesses, and a role in world affairs.
  6. 16. Amendments to the Constitution that spell out and protect certain rights of the people.
  7. 17. A group of colonists threw rocks and snowballs at the sentry guarding the customs house in Boston. The British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing 5 people.
  8. 18. Meeting of colonial delegates after the Battles of Lexington and Concord in which they decided to rebel against Britain. They adopted the Declaration of Independence.
  9. 19. He served as Vice President under President George Washington, and also as second president of the United States.
  10. 20. Amendment of the Bill of Rights that states that powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution will rest with the States and the people.
  11. 21. Treaty with Britain in which the U.S. agreed to pay all its debts to Britain, and Britain would pay for damages to American ships and leave the Northwest Territory.
  12. 23. Amendment of the Bill of Rights that protects rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
  13. 24. The British taxed documents, such as contracts, licenses, newspapers, almanacs, and playing cards.
  14. 26. Treaty with Spain that settled border and trade disputes by defining the border between the U.S. and Spanish Florida, and guaranteeing the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
  15. 28. Patriot who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence; Secretary of State under President Washington.
  16. 30. A belief that all government power comes from the people.
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  1. 1. A group of people disguised as Indians, led by Samuel Adams, boarded British tea ships docked at Boston Harbor. They broke open the chests of tea and dumped them in the harbor in order to protest the Tea Act.
  2. 2. 1776 statement issued by the Second Continental Congress explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
  3. 3. Farmers attacked tax collectors who came to collect a liquor tax. The farmers used surplus grain to create rye whiskey, and the tax would make the whiskey more expensive and harder to sell. The farmers fled when Washington's troops arrived to stop them from threatening Pittsburgh.
  4. 5. The first two battles of the Revolutionary War. Began when British soldiers tried to seize a stockpile of the colonists' gunpowder.
  5. 6. America's first plan of government. It created a weak national government with only an executive branch.
  6. 7. After Jay's Treaty with Britain, France retaliated by seizing American ships. President Adams sent diplomats to France they were met by three minor officials who demanded bribes and a loan.
  7. 8. Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington.
  8. 11. Law passed under the Adams administration that outlawed any criticism of public officials, which went against the First Amendment rights of free speech and press.
  9. 13. One of the plans to replace the Articles of Confederation. Favored by states with larger populations, it gave more power to state governments, with a Bicameral legislature in which the number of votes in each state was based on population.
  10. 14. One of the plans to replace the Articles of Confederation. Favored by states with smaller populations, it gave more power to the national government, with a Unicameral legislature in which the number of votes in each state was the same.
  11. 22. Two-house legislature
  12. 25. Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and first president of the United States.
  13. 27. Final battle of the Revolutionary War. British general Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans.
  14. 29. Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the abuses of authority by the British government. They agreed to stop importing British goods.