Colonization and Mercantilism
What was the country that sent colonizers over to North America
Great Britain
Who was involved in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and France.
What was the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
What was the Articles of Confederation and from which years was it in place?
Who made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the purpose of Mercantilism
Economic Gain
What treaty ended the French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris 1763
Who made up of the committee of 5?
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman
What was the Land Ordinance and what was in successful for?
It created a system for selling and dividing land to form townships in the Northwest Territory, it was successful in generating money for the U.S. Government
What was the American system?
Henry Clay's economic plan focused on creating a strong national economy by connecting the regions of the U.S.
What countries were a part of the Trans-Atlantic trade and what items were mostly transported?
Europe, Africa, North America, and South America. Transported raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves.
Who lost the French and Indian war and what did they have to give up?
France lost, they had to turn over Canada and all of there land east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain
Who was the Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
Established a way for new states to be admitted to the U.S.
What was the Compromise of 1850? Was it successful?
Attempts to address the issue of slavery expansion into the West, did not work, sectionalism increased.
Who sailed to Philadelphia and settled along the Great Valley of the Appalachian Mountains
The Irish, Scots, and Germans
What were Americans' feelings toward higher taxation on items, and what specific item(s) were taxed?
They were outraged that Great Britain put a tax on Stamps and Tea
Who was John Locke and what did he Believe in?
He was a Enlightment Philosopher who believed all people were burn with natural rights including- Life, Liberty, and PROPERTY
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Daniel Shays Rebellion, Did not give the National government enough power, and No executive or Judicial branch only a legislative branch, no national currency, lastly only state governments could tax citizens
What is Conscription?
When the government forces individuals into military service ("The Draft")
What was the Proclamation of 1763, and who put it into place?
The British King forbids settlement westward of the Appalachian mountains.
Why did Great Britain pass the Coercive Acts/ The Intolerable Acts and
It was put in place because of the Boston Tea Party.
Who made the Social Contract and what did it state
John Locke- Stated if a government fails to protect the people's natural rights then the people have the right to create a new government
Who was James Madison and what was he Known for?
4th president, he was known as the father of the constitution.
What were Poll Taxes and who did it involve?
Required voters to pay to vote. Only applied to African Americans?