The Colonies
U.S Politics
North and South
World connections
Miscellaneous
100
How many colonies were there in North America?
13 colonies
100
Name the two most popular political parties in modern day U.S
Republicans and Democrats
100
Which part was slavery more popular in?
The south
100
Who was the motherland of the Americas?
Great Britain
100
What did John Lock promoted as an idea?
(The three L's?)
Life, Land, and Liberty
200
Name atleast 3 of the 13 colonies
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
200
The first political parties were?
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
200
What was the main role of the North, their specialty?
Ports, imports and exports across the sea.
200
What countries also had colonies in America?
France and Spain
200
Who had the idea of the 3 branches of government?
Montesquieu
300
Why didn't the colonists expand west?
The treaties the British had made with natives to avoid conflict.
300
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
300
What did the south's economy depended on?
Slave labor, plantation, the triangle trade.
300
What were the Naval Acts?
Laws the limited the trade of the colonies and other countries.
300
Free Points!
400
What was the colonies responsibility
To supply the motherland with raw materials
400
Who was the first democratic president?
Andrew Jackson
400
What regulation counted slaves as part of the population of states?
The 3/5 compromise
400
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
It warned Europe to leave America and the newly independent countries alone. It also stated that there would be consequences if they attempted to recolonize them.
400
Name the party that went against Andrew Jackson
Whig Party
500
What was the first colony to be founded?
Jamestown, Virginia
500
In what party was George Washington on?
He wasn't ever confirmed to be in a party. Matter of fact he rejected the idea of political parties.
500
Which colonies make up the north?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
500
What continents participated on the triangle trade?
North American, South America, Europe, Africa
500
What was the branch that Andrew Jackson wanted to expand power?
Executive