Colonial America
American Revolution
AOC and the Constitution
Jeffersonian America
Jacksonian Democracy
100
The first governing document of Plymouth colony that represented the first form of self-representative government in the English colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
The Second Continental Congress met following these two important battles.
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
The name of the nation's first drafted constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Despite having reservations about going beyond the powers granted to the executive branch by the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson authorized this enormous land deal.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
President that won the election of 1824 through what Andrew Jackson called the "corrupt bargain".
Who is John Quincy Adams?
200
This puritan leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony spoke of the colony as "a city upon a hill" in his sermon titled "The Model of Christian Charity."
Who is John Winthrop?
200
This edict outlawed settlement by colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
200
This federalist sought to gain approval of a National Bank by pointing to the 'necessary and proper' clause of the Constitution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
Jefferson's Democratic-Republican party became the first new political party to take power in the executive branch following the election of 1800. It replaced this party, which the first two presidents of the U.S. were members.
What is the Federalist party?
200
Term used by his opponents to refer to Jackson's awarding political positions to friends and those who had done favors for him.
What is the Spoils System?
300
This gave 50 acres of land to every man that settled in Virginia colony and an additional 50 acres for every servant brought along.
What is the Headright System?
300
The Boston Massacre involved British soldiers killing five colonists after being attacked by a mob with snowballs and ice. Which future president defended the British soldiers in court?
Who is John Adams?
300
Anti-federalists insisted that this be added to the Constitution or they would refuse to ratify it.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The kidnapping of American sailors by French and British navies that occurred during the late 18th and early 19th century was called this.
What is Impressment?
300
Congressman who developed the American System. He was Jackson's biggest political rival.
Who is Henry Clay?
400
By the 1730's, blacks were the majority of the population in this colony that specialized in rice cultivation.
What is South Carolina?
400
This was sent to the British by the colonists during the Second Continental Congress as a last ditch effort to avoid war.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
This amendment in the Bill of Rights stated that powers not expressly granted to the federal government in the Constitution belonged to the states and the people.
What is the tenth amendment?
400
The ruling in the 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review. This was the federalist chief justice that wrote the decision.
Who is John Marshall?
400
Jackson's vice president who resigned during the nullification crisis.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
500
This colony was established by Thomas Hooker who left with 100 followers from Massachusetts Bay colony because they felt that the religious leaders had too much power.
What is Connecticut?
500
This Ottowa chief led raids on colonial outposts throughout the Ohio River Valley, prompting the British to issue the Proclamation of 1763.
Who is Pontiac?
500
Along with Alexander Hamilton, these two authors argued for the ratification of the Constitution in "The Federalist Papers".
Who are John Jay and James Madison?
500
President that held office during the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
500
President of the Second Bank of the United States.
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
M
e
n
u