Colonization Era
This was the first successful English settlement in the new world (1607):
What is Jamestown, Virginia?
The First Amendment (5 Rights)
What is Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech?
(RAPPS)
The 3 branches of government are
What are the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch?
President who purchased the Louisiana Territory
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This war was between Britain and France....and some Native Americans over the Ohio River Valley.
What is the French and Indian War?
This word defines England's total control over the TRADE of the 13 Colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
William Penn
This is the reason the Pilgrims established Plymouth, Massachusetts. Catholics moved to Maryland, and the Quakers in Pennsylvania
What is Religious Freedom?
What is "The Bill of Rights"?
The first attempt at a government did not call the plan a "Constitution" - instead, they were called The-
What are the Articles of Confederation?
During Washington's Farewell Address he advised Americans:
What is "avoid foreign alliances (stay neutral), no debt, and no political parties" ?
This war was between Britain and the 13 colonies, it involved the spilling of tea, over taxation and NO representation.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This word starts with "R" and means to pass into law. It happened at the CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
What is Ratification
First President of the United States, Commander of the Patriot Army, Was able to control things at the Whiskey Rebellion.
Who is George Washington?
This was the FIRST representative assembly in North America
What is The House of Burgesses?
John Locke's Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness.
What are Unalienable Rights?
This group of people supported a NEW Constitution instead of the Articles of Confederation and were led by men like Alexander Hamilton & James Madison.
Who were The Federalists?
One of the first Political Parties in America included this group: people who supported a STRONG government called
Who are the Federalists?
This war involved Britain, the United States and British Impressment (The Kidnapping of US Sailors)
The war's economic effect resulted in INCREASED Manufacturing.
What is the War of 1812?
This word means to "Ignore" or "Deny" or "cancel"- typically meaning for a state to ignore a FEDERAL law.
What is Nullification?
This President was the 5th President after Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison. He established the Monroe Doctrine where Europe could no longer colonize the Western Hemisphere.
James Monroe
The first written constitution of the 13 British Colonies.
Thomas Hooker's The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This meeting happened after Shay's Rebellion. The Government was too weak, so leadership had a meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This group of men did NOT support a new Constitution, feared a strong government, pushed for Bill of Rights and were led by Patrick Henry and George Mason.
Who were the Anti Federalists?
This group of people were a political party that felt the OPPOSITE of the Federalist Party. They supported STATE governments and supported farmers and State rights. NO- Not the Anti Federalists!
Who were the Democrat Republicans?
America fought against Mexico in this war and, after signing the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, gained 55% of Mexican Territory.
What is the US-Mexican War?
This word describes how Americans felt towards all Immigrants during the California Gold Rush.
What is Nativism?
This "Common Man" was criticized as a King, and forced the natives across the nation despite a Court case ruling in favor of them against Georgia.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
in 1620, the Pilgrims signed this document: the first example of Self Government in North America.
What was the Mayflower Compact
This was a written procedure of "How to add a state" that was started with Northwestern Territory. A region must have had 60,000 civilians to apply for statehood.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
At the Constitutional Convention- this part of the Constitution was the compromise that finally got the Anti Federalists to agree to ratify the Constitution
What are "The Bill of Rights" ?
The POWER of the SUPREME COURT was mentioned in Marbury v Madison. The power of the Supreme Court is called..........J________
What is Judicial Review?
This is the bloodiest of all American Wars- The Union Army vs the Confederate States of America. Slavery and States' Rights started this war.
What is the Civil War?
Our country seemed to be divided over the issue of slavery. Often- when regions only care about their own self interest this is called:
What is Sectionalism?
Who was a Federalist leader, 1st Secretary of Treasury, Financial Plan to pay off Revolutionary War debt and create a stable economy
Who was Alexander Hamilton?