This was the first British colonial outpost/town in North America.
What is Jamestown
100
This section of the American colonies became the "primary instigator" for resistance and rebellion against Great Britain.
What is New England
100
Rather than direct, popular election, the Constitution mandated that a chief executive (or "President") be elected by this particular "group"
What is the Electoral College
100
Considered the "mastermind" of the Federalist party, he served Washington as an aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War and later as First Secretary of Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
100
Washington's Secretary of State who opposed many of the Federalist actions/principles and is considered to be the founder of the Democratic-Republican party.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
This document, created in 1620, serves as the first example of democratic self-government in US History
What is the Mayflower Compact
200
The principle that the government should defend the "basic rights" of its people and if it fails to do so it should be overthrown is found in this revolutionary document.
What is the Declaration of Independence
200
This group opposed the ratification of the Constitution and argued that the concept of centralized government power would prove to be dangerous.
Who are the anti-federalists
200
One of the key facets of Washington's farewell address was his vehement opposition to these political entities.
What are partisan politics (political parties)
200
One of the biggest political blunders of Jefferson's Presidency, this "extreme effort" to block all American trade with Europe ended up hurting America more than helping it.
What is the Embargo Act
300
This policy stated the a government should retain control over the economic interests of the state including those of its colonial properties.
What is mercantilism
300
This British tax, levied in 1765, led to the direct call for "actual representation" in Parliament as opposed to "virtual representation" claimed by British officials.
What is the Stamp Act
300
Article 1 of the Constitution provided for the direct election of this chamber of the federal legislature. It's counterpart would not be elected this way until the 17th Amendment of 1913.
What is the House of Representatives
300
In a demonstration of a military "show of strength" Washington sent federal troops to Western Pennsylvania to quell rebellious actions surrounding an excise tax on this product.
What is whiskey
300
The primary issue of contention between Britian and the US on the outset of the War of 1812 was in regard to this practice of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy
What is impressment
400
Banished by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 because she dared to challenge the religious beliefs held by the male leadership, she settled in Rhode Island with Roger Williams and his followers.
Who is Anne Hutchinson
400
This government set up by this flawed revolutionary document did succeed in determining the process of how new territories would be admitted as states.
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
The "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention stated that membership in Senate would be based on equal representation while seats in the House of Representatives would be based on this.
What is state population
400
By enforcing this particular law, the Adams Administration could effectively "silence" its critics who supported France in its war against Britain.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts
400
"To preserve an agricultural society in America with abundant land for future generations..." This quote refers to this controversial action taken by Jefferson during his Presidency
What is the Louisiana Purchase
500
Able to band together different social/racial classes of "backcountry Virginia" to pose a threat to the established government of the coast, his rebellion failed mainly because he succumbed to sickness.
Who is Nathaniel Bacon
500
The Treaty of Paris was negotiated by British agents and the American delegation led by Benjamin Franklin and these two men who did most of the "behind-the-scenes" work
Who is John Adams and John Jay
500
This series of documents attempted to persuade popular fears of a centralized government by stating that, among other things, the rights of the minorit were best protected by a "large government".
What are the Federalist Papers
500
Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of "judicial review" and the right to determine "constitutionality of federal laws" in this famous Supreme Court opinion of 1803
What is Marbury v. Madison
500
In 1823, this Presidential address to Congress stated that the US would actively prevent any future European colonization or interference in the nations of the Western Hemisphere.