Miscellaneous
What was Salutary Neglect?
The main army created by the Continental Congress.
What was the Continental Army?
This movement helped bring the colonies together for the first time.
What is the 1st Great Awakening?
These essays were written to explain and defend the Constitution.
What were the Federalists papers?
Name 1 event that increased American pride during the War of 1812.
What is victory at New Orleans or defense of Ft. McHenry?
The route taken during the forced trips enslaved Africans took across the Atlantic.
What was the Middle Passage?
The system where each branch of government can limit the others.
What is checks and balances?
This law showed colonists wanted a voice in Parliament before being taxed.
What is the Stamp Act?
This was added to the Constitution to gain Anti-Federalist support for ratification.
What were the Bill of Rights?
What was the Election of 1800?
What is no executive branch/president?
This founding father helped convince France to support the U.S.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This was the turning point of the Revolutionary war and caused France to help America.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Washington warned against these 2 things in his farewell address.
What were foreign alliances and political parties?
These acts restricted immigration and punished those who criticized the government.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
This war badly damaged Native communities and strengthened English control.
What was King Philips war?
These laws required colonial goods to be shipped on English boats only.
What were the Navigation Acts?
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
This warned Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches.
What is the 4th amendment?
This was created to balance public voting with concerns about political corruption.
What is the Electoral College?
This battle forced Britain to negotiate peace.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This issue divided delegates the most at the Constitutional Convention.
What was representation?
This reform movement focused on ending alcohol abuse.
What was the Temperance Movement?