Causes of Revolution
What 1763 event banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation Line of 1763
What founding document declared the colonies' independence and explained reasons for separation?
The Declaration of Independence
Washington warned against what two major issues in his Farewell Address?
Political factions and foreign entanglements
The election of 1800 is known as what type of transition of power?
Daily Double:
Name two reasons the War Hawks pushed for war in 1812.
The “Revolution of 1800” (peaceful transfer of power)
Daily Double:
• British impressment of sailors
• British support for Native Americans in the West
• Desire for more land (Canada, Florida)
• Defense of national honor
What transportation project, completed in 1825, connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River?
The Erie Canal
What British tax sparked the first major coordinated colonial protest and the Stamp Act Congress?
The Stamp Act
What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to collect taxes/ form a standing military/ no president + Supreme Court
Hamilton’s financial plan included three major parts—name one.
National bank, assumption of state debts, or excise taxes/tariffs
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S., even though it conflicted with Jefferson’s belief in what?
Strict interpretation of the Constitution (limited government)
What invention by Eli Whitney increased cotton production—and also increased slavery?
The cotton gin
What was the primary reason Britain began taxing the colonies more aggressively after 1763?
To pay off debt from the French and Indian War
Which compromise created a bicameral Congress with one house based on population and one on equal representation?
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
What 1797 diplomatic incident caused widespread anti-French sentiment when American envoys were asked for bribes?
Daily Double:
What treaty with Spain gave the United States access to the Mississippi River and the right of deposit in New Orleans?
XYZ Affair
Daily Double:
Pinckney’s Treaty (1795)
What 1828 tariff caused South Carolina to threaten nullification?
The Tariff of Abominations
What labor system hired young women to work in textile mills under harsh conditions?
The Lowell System
What 1774 laws were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and pushed many colonists toward independence?
DAILY DOUBLE:
What economic policy was Britain trying to reinforce when it tightened control over colonial trade after 1763?
The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
DAILY DOUBLE:
Mercantilism
The 3/5 Compromise was primarily created to solve what major issue at the Constitutional Convention?
How enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation
Which 1794 rebellion tested the new federal government’s authority and was quickly put down by Washington?
The Whiskey Rebellion
What political party formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson?
The Whig Party
The Second Great Awakening contributed most directly to what major trend?
Growth of reform movements (temperance, abolition, women’s rights)
Which event in 1775 is often referred to as “the shot heard ’round the world”?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which documents argued that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws and were written in response to the Alien & Sedition Acts?
DAILY DOUBLE:
What specific event convinced many American leaders that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
DAILY DOUBLE:
Shay's Rebellion
What treaty with Britain (1795) attempted to ease tensions but was widely unpopular with Jeffersonians?
Jay’s Treaty
Jackson ignored a Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia and pursued what controversial policy?
Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
What 1848 meeting issued the Declaration of Sentiments and called for women’s rights?
The Seneca Falls Convention