Important Dates
What is the first permanent English settlement that was founded in 1607?
Jamestown
What is the place the first shots of the American Revolution were fired?
Lexington & Concord
What is the belief that the US should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Manifest Destiny
What law did President Jackson push for in regards to Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
What amendment protects from unlawful searches an seizures?
4th amendment
What is a document that was signed on July 4, 1776?
Declaration of Independence
What is the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the rights that cannot be taken away. Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness.
unalienable rights
The FIRST form of government created a weak national government. This was....
Articles of Confederation
What is freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly & petition?
1st Amendment
What is the year the Constitution was written?
1787
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
Manufacturing in the U.S. increased
What is the original records of an event? They include eyewitness reports and first-hand information.
Primary Sources
What is the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris of 1783
What amendment gives rights for a trial by a jury?
7th amendment
When was the Constitutional Convention?
1787
What did the Erie Canal connect?
Connected the Hudson River and to the Great Lakes
What is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery? (power of the people)
popular sovereignty
What is the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
What amendment states powers not given to the U.S. government by the Constitution belong to the states
10th amendment
What is the date President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
1803
1803
What land purchased from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase
A tax on imports or exports is called?
Tariff
What is a document signed by James Monroe stating not to interfere with foreign affairs?
Monroe Doctrine
What is the first 10 amendments to the constitution?
Bill of Rights