Early Colonial Life Part II
The first permanent colony settled in the New World was
Jamestown
This Act was placed on the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. It shut down the port of Boston until the damaged tea was paid for and strengthened the Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
Alexander Hamilton advocated/fought for this in his financial plan that would protect our Nations Specie/Hard Money/Gold + Silver
National Bank
"Give me Liberty or Give me death"
Patrick Henry
What was George Washington's foreign policy towards Europe (particularly France)
Neutrality or Neutrality Proclamation
Who was the first to introduce tobacco to the Virginia colonists?
John Rolfe
Group of Colonists that boycotted goods, wrote literature, staged riots, and used violence in opposition to British Acts of Legislation.
Sons of Liberty
This section of the constitution allows the federal government to expand or stretch its powers with the changing times of society
Elastic Clause
"We shall be a city upon a hill, as the eyes of all people are upon us"
John Winthrop
This French Ambassador paraded around the United States attempting to gain support for the French Revolution
Citizen Genet or Citizen Edmund Genet
Why did the Dutch and French attempt to Colonize North America?
Fur Trade or to establish Commercial Outposts
Who was the African American Martyr who was shot in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Name the 2 key elements of George Washington's Farewell Address
Avoid Formation of Political Parties
Stay out of Foreign Affairs (Alliances)
“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors".
Abigail Adams or John Adams Wife
This treaty was a low point of George Washington's administration. Seen as favorable to the British with not much accomplished.
Jay's Treaty or John Jay's Treaty
The founder of the Connecticut Colony
Thomas Hooker
What was the name of the Pennsylvania camp where George Washington fled to in one of the harshest winters in U.S History
Valley Forge
What is the term for powers shared between both the federal gov't and the states.
Example both the Federal Gov't and New York State tax Mr. Moon's Paycheck....WOOOOOOOOO
Concurrent Powers
This Constitutional Convention consists of “an assembly of demigods,”
Thomas Jefferson or The Best President Ever
A diplomatic incident between France and United States that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
XYZ Affair
The name of the Massive Colony that combined all of the New England Colonies due to the colonists not following British Law
Dominion of New England
What was the name of the British warship that the colonists found docked in Rhode Island which was eventually blown up
Gaspee
This piece of legislation during the Adams administration attempted to limit immigration and restrict 1st amendment rights
Alien + Sedition Acts
"Forced Religion Stinks in God's Nostrils"
Roger Williams
This treaty gave U.S access to the Mississippi river and the port of New Orleans. It also set a boundary between Spanish Florida and the U.S It was considered a high point of George Washington's Foreign Policy
Treaty of San Lorenzo or Pickney's Treaty