Conflict in the Colonies
The 2 sides in the French and Indian War.
Who are the French and the British?
Colonists who supported war with Britain.
Who are Patriots?
Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
The 2 sides in the War of 1812.
Who are the British and the Americans?
U.S. President during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Author of the Albany Plan of Union.
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Division of power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Identify 2 causes of the War of 1812.
Impressment of sailors, British blockades of American ships, War Hawks, British encouraged Indians to fight Americans
Network of people who aided runaway slaves.
What is the Underground Railroad?
British response to conflict between the colonists and the Indians.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Author of "Common Sense" pamphlet that influenced idea of independence in colonies.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Form of government in which people choose their leaders to make decisions on their behalf.
What is a republic?
Identify 2 effects of War of 1812.
What are increased respect for U.S. in world, rise in patriotism, new national heroes, new industries, freedom from European conflict?
General of Confederate army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The first two battles of the War for Independence.
What are Lexington and Concord?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Place where Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia, PA?
Effect of war on Washington, D.C.
What is it was burned?
Supreme court decision that denied citizenship to slaves.
What is the Dred Scott Decision?
British troops stationed in the colonies led to these two issues:
Quartering Act and Boston Massacre
Last attempt by colonists to prevent war with Great Britain.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
No executive branch, gov. could not impose taxes, gov. could not regulate trade, no national court system to decide disputes between states
Who is Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans?
Name the 4 causes of the Civil War.
What are States Rights, Slavery, Tariffs and Sectionalism