Everything Constitution
The first 10 amendments are called
Bill of Rights
The first US government was created by the
Articles of Confederation
State 2 reasons why people settled the west
cheap land
more freedom
gold
more space
The number of colonies
13
People who study fossils
paleontologists
What was the New Jersey Plan similar to
It was similar to the AOC
This gave reasons why the US wanted independence from Britain
List of Grievances
Name 2 ways did Manifest Destiny affect Native Americans
they lost their lands
they lost their culture
they lost their lives
Gold, glory, and god were the motivations for which group of European Explorers and colonists
Spanish
anything manmade
artifact
This painting by John Gast represented Manifest Destiny
American Progress
He wrote the Constitution
James Madison
Where gold was first found in California
Sutter's Mill
The South relied on this type of agriculture for their economy
cash crops
He helped the pilgrims learn how to farm corn, beans and squash
Squanto
Boston Tea Party
He wrote the DOI
Thomas Jefferson
The introduction of this technology allowed for rapid expansion westward
the railroad/steam engine
The King of England during colonial times
King George III
This process keeps one branch of government from gaining too much power
checks and balances
Who came up with the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
In what city was the Declaration of Independence written
Philadelphia
John O'Sullivan
The "Lost Colony"
Roanoke
The ocean around Antarctica
The Southern Ocean