A first-hand account, such as a diary or autobiography
What is a primary source
100
A native American group located on the Yucatan Peninsula (modern Mexico) known for the creation of 2 calendars and writing (hieroglyphics)
Who are the Mayan
100
This religious group left England for religious freedom and settled in what is known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who are the Puritans
100
The Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, and the Tea Act where placed on the colonists by this governing body
What is the British Parliament
100
The legislative branch makes the laws, the Executive branch enforces the laws, and the judicial branch interprets the laws. This stops one branch of government from being too strong, known as.
What are checks and balances
200
Information derived from a first-hand account (summaries or interpretations), such as an encyclopedia or biography
What is a secondary source
200
A Native American group located in Mexico known for building palaces, pyramids, roads, and having a military
Who are the Aztecs
200
The first settlement that survived, due to the help of the Powhatan tribe
What is Jamestown
200
In response to British taxes, colonists began throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers. The soldiers fired into the crowd which led to many civilians’ deaths
What is the Boston Massacre
200
The 10 Amendments added to the Constitution that protect citizen’s individual freedoms.
What are the Bill of Rights
300
The idea that people are entitled to move West, and could colonize from ‘sea to sea’ (or coast to coast) in North America
What is Manifest Destiny
300
Also known as “the Middle Passage,” America traded cotton with Europe, Europe traded manufactured goods with Africa, African slaves were traded back to America
What is the Triangular Trade Route
300
John Rolfe learned to grow a less bitter kind of this crop, which was sold back to England for profit.
What is Tobacco
300
A ‘letter’ written to the King of England explaining why the colonists were fighting to become their own nation.
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
The first American political party in support of the ratification of the Constitution, naturalization, and urbanization
Who are the Federalists
400
Jefferson made this largest land deal in history with France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase
400
Guns, Germs and steel lead to this Countries victory over Native Americans
Who are the Spanish
400
The war fought over control of the America’s between Britain and the colonists vs. Native Americans and the French
What is The French and Indian War
400
The first attempt at a real federal government in the colonies. This document was known as “the first Constitution.”
What are the Articles of Confederation
400
The second American political party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people
Who are the Democratic Republicans
500
A proclamation made in 1823 to keep European influence out of the America’s and prevent further colonization in the America’s
What is the Monroe Doctrine
500
Goods sent from the America’s to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Along with the sharing of crops and goods, disease was also spread
What is the Columbian Exchange
500
The period of obstacles, hunger, high death rate, and struggles Jamestown faces in its early years is known as this time
What is the starving time
500
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was only this branch of government.
What is the legislative branch
500
The precedents of creating a cabinet, giving the state of the Union address, and stepping down after 2 terms (8 years) were set by which president.