Colonization
Name 3 tribes that lived in the Americas before European contact.
Which document attempted to explain the rights of the colonists while also maintaining their loyalty to the king of England?
Olive Branch Petition
After the war ended, how did the British continue to be a problem for the United States during Washington’s presidency?
They supported Indian allies in attacks against Americans in the Northwest Territory.
Jeffersonian Democracy was based on the idea that government should be limited and that people should participate in representative government.
What were “penny papers”?
Cheap newspapers that made news accessible to more people
Which Native American tribe:
The Pueblo
Name 3 Acts that forced the Colonists to start The Revolution.
Stamp Act, Quartering Act, The Townshend Act.. Any others you can think of?
How did the Constitutional Convention compromise on the slave trade issue?
The slave trade was allowed to continue for 20 years, until 1807.
What is one Geographical Feature of The Louisiana Purchase?
The Mississippi River and the Great Plains
Explain what "Manifest Destiny" means.
Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
What is the main theory for how early people's made it to the American continents?
Humans migrated across a land bridge over the Bering Strait about 16,000 years ago.
Explain the American Revolution from beginning to end, in your own words.
I will decide if your answer is sufficient :)
Describe the 3 parts of the newly formed American Government and how they interact.
The Executive Branch (President), The Legislative Branch (Congress/Senate), and The Supreme Court.
They balance each other because of a system of Checks and Balances.
What type of work did women in America commonly perform in the early 1800s?
cooking, washing, and mending clothes for their families
Describe the economy of the North and the South leading up to the Civil War.
HINT: Farming, Industry...
The North had more industry and big buildings and the South relied on farming and plantations with slavery.