Period 1 1491-1607
What major colony was established in 1607?
Jamestown
What was the Mayflower compact?
a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers
What colony was found by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
First Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
This secret network of whites and free blacks helped lead hundreds to freedom.
Underground Railroad
Who was the Italian explorer who "discovers American" in 1492 when searching for a sea route to the Far East?
Christopher Columbus
This compromise resolved the issue of slavery as it pertains to representation
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
What were the two pieces of advice in Washington's "Farewell Address"?
The danger of political parties and to stay neutral in foreign affairs/wars
When was the Bill of Rights added?
1791
What were the 3 G's the fueled European Exploration?
God Glory Gold
What policies imposed on the colonies between 1607 and 1700 were meant to benefit the British economy and weaken the French economy?
Navigation Acts of the 1670s
Religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s that emphasized personal relationship with God over predestination
The Great Awakening
Incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists
Boston Massacre
Man-made waterway completed in 1825 that helped connect an entire region of the United States and transport goods Easter/West.
Erie Canal
Chief author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This group supported a stronger national government and ratifying the Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
Taxes imposed in 1767 on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass & tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
When. was the Stamp Act?
1765
What caused the growth in Native settlements before 1492?
What is the spread of maize cultivation?
What was the name given to the three-way trade that occurred between Europe, Africa, and the New World in the 1700s?
Triangular Trade
An English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty
Salutary Neglect
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War--> Cornwallis surrendered
Battle of Yorktown
The acquisition of a large piece of land by President T. Jefferson that went against his usual strict interpretation of the Constitution. Made possible by the Haitian Revolution.
The Louisiana Purchase
Which man’s writings were most influential in inciting the Americans’ revolt against the British? (It was the most published text read and shared at the time)
Thomas Paine (T. PAINE)
The failure of the Turner revolt led to the passage of stricter these by many slave state legislatures
What are slave codes?
Anti-Federalists refused to consider ratifying the Constitution without the inclusion of this significant item
What is the Bill of Rights?
What years did the French and Indian War start and finish in?
1754-1763
In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in the _______________ to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources. EX: sugar, silver
Encomienda System
Virginia House of Burgesses
Revolt in Virginia 1676, showed tension between backcountry farmers and the colonial gov't--> less indentured servants, more slaves
Bacon's Rebellion
Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party which closed Boston Harbor and annulled Boston's charter.
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
A religious movement rooted in the powerful emotional message about how hard work, individual achievement, and devotion to God can better your life.
The Second Great Awakening
This woman believed that God communicated directly with people rather than through members of the church
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
sentiment that revered women as homemakers, the cultivators of good republican values in young citizens
What is Republican motherhood?
France lost Canadian colonies and claims to land east of the Mississippi River as a result of the signing of this
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
When was Jefferson elected President?
1800
Tribe in Central Mexico, Capital city of Tenochitlan, performed human sacrifice rituals.
Who are the Aztec?
What were the two most important wars between the colonists and natives during the second period?
The Pequot War and King Phillip's War
New England colonists created this as a defense mechanism against local native tribes and Dutch enrichment activities.
What is the New England Confederation?
The small state proposal put forth during the Philadelphia convention proposing equal representation by state, regardless of population
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This is a representation of the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democrat-Republicans.
The Revolution of 1800 or the Election of Thomas Jefferson
This was the creator of the National Bank and a fierce Federalist leader.
Alexander Hamilton
A group of 7 Native tribes that controlled Virginia
What is the Powhatan Confederacy?
The order that prohibited Americans from settling past the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
When was the Erie Canal completed?
1825
Intercropping of Corn, Beans and Squash
3 sisters Farming
Agreement allowing unconverted offspring of church members to baptize their children
Half-War Covenant
A series of laws passed by England to attempt to more closely regulate trade by the English colonies.
Navigation Acts
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (identify 2)
no executive branch
no judicial branch
no power to rax
unanimous amendment process
no ability to regulate commerce
Devised by Eli Whitney in 1801 to more efficiently make rifles, allowing unskilled workers to produce large numbers of weapons quickly and at lower cost.
Interchangeable Parts
Who started the first Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
South Carolina slave revolt that ended with the creation of stricter laws.
What was Stono's Rebellion?
French demanded bribe from American delegates to negotiate with Talleyrand over the seizing of American ships by France. This led to Congress cutting off trade with France and allowing American ships to seize French ships.
XYZ Affair
What year did the first government in the colonies, the House of Burgesses, begin? This created the policies that only white, land-owning men could vote AND the beginning of slavery in the US?
House of Burgesses