Colonization
This region relied on a plantation economy to grow cash crops, such as indigo, tobacco, and rice.
What are the Southern colonies?
This was a major cause to the British taxing the colonies
What is the French and Indian War?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are unalienable rights?
This plan called for a bicameral legislature (based on population), three branches of government, and was preferred by large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This principle of government splits the government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is separation of powers?
Their geography consisted of harsh, cold winters and they had rocky soil.
What is the New England colonies?
A saying that colonists had no voice in Parliament after being taxed by the British
What is "No taxation without representation?"
This rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What was Shays' Rebellion?
This plan called for a unicameral legislature, one vote per state, and preferred by smaller states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This form of government was the first representative legislature. Met in Jamestown, VA.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
The Quakers are from this region.
What are the Middle colonies?
Considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War
What is Saratoga?
The Articles of Confederation created a national government with limited powers because many Americans feared a strong government would lead to this type of goverment
What is a tyranny?
(Will also accept monarchy, dictatorship)
This group wanted a strong federal government and a stronger executive branch
Who are the Federalists?
Established the idea of self-government and majority rule.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This region's economy relied on ship building, trading, and fishing.
What are the New England colonies?
What are boycotts?
60000 people, bill of rights, and no slavery are requirements for a territory to apply to be a state
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This group wanted more power to states and demanded a Bill of Rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
It expanded voting rights to non-church members.
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Catholics fled to this region to escape religious persecution.
What are the Southern colonies?
Great Britain recognized American independence
What was the Treaty of Paris 1783?
These were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (there are 3 of them)
What is no judicial branch, no executive/President, and could not collect taxes?
Combined both ideas proposed at the Constitutional Convention in attempts to meet in the middle.
What is the Great Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson's unalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness were inspired by this Enlightenment thinker
Who is John Locke?