Praxis Social Studies 5089

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

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Ended the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain and recognized American independence. Signed in 1783

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Tea Act of 1773

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The British East India Company received permission from Parliament to have a monopoly on the sale of tea.

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George Washington

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the first president of the United States
Also served as:
a member of the First and Second Continental Congress
Commander-in-Chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution
President of the Constitutional Convention

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Lakota

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A Native American tribe that transformed from sedentary to nomadic with the introduction of horses.

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Universal Male Suffrage

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the expansion of voting rights to all white men during the Jacksonian Era; led to increased political participation, the rise of populist democracy, and the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828

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Benjamin Franklin

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Known as one of the founding fathers of America; helped to write the Declaration of Independence; served as a delegate to the Constitutional Conventions.

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King George III

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King of Britain during the American Revolution; enacted taxes on the colonies without allowing them representation in Parliament

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Impressment

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The taking by force of military or naval soldiers; forced recruitment. The British manned many ships with "pressed" men taken from American sailors.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Author of the Declaration of Independence; one of America's founding fathers; third president of the United States.

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Articles of Confederation

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The first written constitution in the colonies, ratified in 1781.