French and Indian War - War fought that was won by the colonists and British that brought an end to Salutary Neglect due to heavy debt for British and fear of growing independence in colonies, Proclamation of 1763 - law that prevented the colonists from moving west after French and Indian War, Stamp Act - First direct tax by British in colonies - taxing all paper goods and more. Caused outrage in colonies and signaled the end of salutary neglect, Boston Massacre - fighting between British soldiers and colonists as tensions boiled in the colonies in pre-Revolutionary America; 5 colonists ended up dead, Virtual Representation - notion put forth by the British when they began direct taxation in colonies and shut down colonial legislatures, Taxation without Representation - slogan rallied behind as colonists mounting frustration over lack of power in colonial legislatures left them without a voice in government, Boston Tea Party - Frustration over Tea Act that caused colonists to take extreme action - destruction of tea from East India Company, Intolerable Acts - Passed after Tea Party; to punish patriots of Boston, Battle of Saratoga - turning point in Revolutionary War that tipped the scales and convinced French to openly support the colonists, Battle of Yorktown - Final battle of Revolutionary War; the world turned upside down, Articles of Confederation - first constitution of US after winning Revolutionary War; weak central government - eventually replaced w, Constitutional Convention - Called for by George Washington; presented/debated James Madison's blueprint for the US Constitution, Shays' Rebellion - rebellion that proved the Articles of Confederation was too weak as MA was unable to put down this rebellion - and the federal government was no help., US Constitution - Ratified in 1789 with the promise that a Bill of Rights would be added; , 3/5th Compromise - counted slaves for the purpose of boosting population for elections to House of Representatives, Legislative Branch - makes the laws, Executive Branch - Enforces the laws, Judicial branch - Interprets the laws, Checks and Balances - each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful, Separation of Powers - dividing the government into three branches so no one person/branch has too much power,

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