Conflicts
In protest to the Tea Act, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
He wrote (was the author) of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Our first President
George Washington
The responsibility of the Judicial Branch
Interpret the meaning of laws
Country that sold America the Louisiana Territory
France
As tensions rose in the colonies, it came to a climax when a small mob of colonists were fired upon by the British in Boston, leaving 5 dead.
Boston Massacre
The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
They led the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
Lewis and Clark
The responsibility of the Executive Branch
Enforce laws
The leg of that trade that brought slaves to the Americas
The Middle Passage
The country that the American colonists fought against for Independence.
Great Britain
This, passed by the British, did not allow colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The responsibility of the Legislative Branch
Make laws
Geographic section of colonies relied on timber, shipbuilding and fishing
New England Colonies
The place General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington, which brought an end to the war?
Yorktown
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to this.
The Constitution
The President that purchased the Louisiana Territory.
Thomas Jefferson
Legislative Branch is made of these two houses
Senate and House of Representatives
Geographic section of colonies relied on farming and shipping
Middle Colonies
What three continents/places were connected with the Triangular Trade?
Africa, Americas, Europe
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
July 4, 1776
The first Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Number of representatives in each state is based on
Population
Define Checks & Balances
Restrictions of power in each branch of government