Exploration and Colonization
These were the three main motives for Spanish exploration: God, Gold, and Glory.
What are the 3 G’s?
This war between Britain and France in North America increased tensions with the colonists.
What is the French and Indian War?
This document established the framework of the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
This president warned against political parties and foreign alliances in his Farewell Address.
Who is George Washington?
This nickname describes Andrew Jackson’s presidency, emphasizing power for the common people.
What is the Era of the Common Man?
This system allowed Spanish colonists to force Native Americans to work in exchange for protection and teaching Christianity.
What is the encomienda system?
This act taxed printed materials like newspapers and documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This principle divides government power among three branches.
What is separation of powers?
This financial plan included creating a national bank and assuming state debts
What is Hamilton’s financial plan?
This allowed all white men to vote, not just property owners.
What is universal male suffrage?
These colonies focused on fishing, shipbuilding, and religious communities like Puritans.
What are the New England Colonies?
This Enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
These first 10 amendments protect individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This peaceful election marked the first transfer of power between political parties.
What is the Revolution of 1800?
These transportation routes made of packed dirt or gravel helped improve trade.
What are turnpikes?
These colonies were called the “Breadbasket” because of their agricultural production.
What are the Middle Colonies?
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution that convinced France to help.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This land deal doubled the size of the United States during Jefferson’s presidency.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
These waterways connected rivers and cities to speed up shipping of goods.
What are canals?
This early English colony mysteriously disappeared without a clear explanation.
What is Roanoke?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
These documents were written to support ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This agreement ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
These new transportation systems used tracks and trains to move goods and people faster.
What are railroads?