Unit 1: Colonial Era
What was the first successful English colony in America called?
Jamestown
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on all paper goods
What is a constitution?
A set of rules for a government to follow
Which direction did the United States expand during the Era of Expansion?
West
Who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What was the first English colony in America?
Define patriot and loyalist.
Patriot = Someone who was against the British
Loyalist = Someone who was loyal to the British
What was the name of America's first constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What purchase doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who were the first three Presidents of the United States?
Washington, Adams, and Jefferson
Tobacco
What motto did colonists chant when they protested British taxation?
No taxation without representation!
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What law allowed the president to "negotiate" with Native Americans for their land?
The Indian Removal Act
What were the first two political parties in American history?
The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
What was the journey enslaved Africans took to America called?
The Middle Passage
What important group of colonists wrote and approved the Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
What is an amendment?
A change/addition to a document
The belief that America was chosen by god to expand Westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the most important result of the War of 1812?
The end of British support for Native Americans on the American frontier.
List the three Johns from the colonial era
John Rolfe, John Smith, John White
The Boston Tea Party led to Parliament passing what law to punish Boston?
The Intolerable Acts
What event convinced Americans that they needed a new Constitution?
Shays' Rebellion
What treaty did the Cherokee sign with Andrew Jackson?
The Treaty of New Echota
What did the Great Compromise decide about representation in Congress?
There would be two houses of Congress: a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate that equally represented each state.