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USVA Unit 2 Vocab
USVA Unit 2 - Revolution and the New Nation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French & Indian War | War between North American colonies of the British Empire and the French |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains |
| Parliament | Governing body in England, consisting of House of Lords and House of Commons |
| The Enlightenment | Cultural movement based on reason, and logic, influenced the American Revolution |
| Townsend Acts | A series of measures passed by British Parliament in 1767, taxes goods and imports to the American colonies |
| Quartering Act | Required colonists to provide food, water, and housing for British military forces. |
| Continental Congress | A series of governing bodies where colonial representatives convene to discuss actions against British rule. |
| Tories | American colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution |
| Battle of Yorktown | Final battle of the Revolutionary War where the British surrendered |
| Natural Rights | Rights that are granted at birth and cannot be taken away; life, liberty, property |
| Unalienable | Cannot be taken away or given up |
| Republic | Form of representative democracy |
| Articles of Confederation | First U.S. government, which did not give states the power to collect tax and had no executive branch |
| Commerce | Activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution with focus on protecting |
| Appease | To give in to; when someone allows one action to occur in hopes that it will prevent further altercations. |
| Checks and Balances | Organization of system that ensures that political power is not concentrated in the hands of a single person or group |
| The Virginia Plan | Plan when establishing our government which split legislatures into two houses, legislatures would be held to specific limits |
| Federalists | A person who supports a government where several state governments come together under a federal government |
| Anti-Federalists | Someone who was against the adoption of the Constitution |
| Ratify | To approve or agree to |
| Democratic-Republicans | First opposition political party in the U.S. that focused on restricting the powers of the federal government with an emphasis on states' rights |
| Marbury v. Madison | Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States. |
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