Revolution In The Colonies
He was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
this term describes a tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
This 19th-century belief held that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This term describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities.
What is urbanization?
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This compromise during the Constitutional Convention determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
his political party, led by Hamilton and Adams, favored a strong central government.
What is the Federalist Party?
This 1803 land deal between the U.S. and France doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
These overcrowded and poorly maintained apartment buildings were common in urban areas.
What are tenements?
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
Who is Samuel Adams?
This series of essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, advocated for the ratification of the Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
This rebellion tested the new government's ability to enforce laws, it was stopped by federal troops.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This trail was a primary route for settlers moving west to Oregon in the mid-1800s.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This term describes the process of adopting the cultural traits of another group while maintaining one's original culture.
What is acculturation?
He went to France to ask them for help and also created the U.S. Postal Service.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
Washington's policy to keep the U.S. neutral during conflicts between Britain and France.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
This expedition, led by two explorers, was commissioned to map and explore the newly acquired western territory.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
This term describes a business owned by investors who buy shares of stock.
What is a corporation?
These crops grew well in the Middle Colonies and were exported, giving them the nickname "breadbasket" colonies.
What are wheat, corn, and rye?
This group opposed the Constitution, fearing it gave too much power to the federal government.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This principle allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This 1845 event involved the U.S. incorporating Texas as a state, leading to tensions with Mexico.
What is the annexation of Texas?
This former slave became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement and published the newspaper "The North Star."
Who is Frederick Douglass?