Period 1
These are the 3 "G"s of Exploration
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
This is the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607
What is Jamestown?
This city was heavily involved in protest against British rule, with a massacre, a tea party, and the first battles of the war happening just outside the city
This president made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.
This man was president during the majority of World War II
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This staple crop, domesticated by Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica, helped support the development of complex agricultural societies throughout the Americas, including Cahokia.
What is maize (corn)?
These religious dissenters established Pennsylvania as a colony based on religious tolerance and pacifism.
Who are the quakers?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention created a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other.
What is the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)?
This Native American leader attempted to unite Indigenous nations to resist American westward expansion and fought alongside the British during the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh
This is the nickname for young women who went out dancing during the 1920s, they were young and modern
What is a flapper?
The introduction of this European animal dramatically transformed the cultures, economies, and mobility of many Plains Native American societies
What is the horse?
This unofficial British policy of loosely enforcing trade regulations allowed colonial assemblies and merchants to develop greater economic and political independence.
What is salutary neglect?
During the winter of 1777–1778, the Continental Army endured harsh conditions here while undergoing military training under this Prussian officer.
Who is Baron Von Steuben?
This political party died off after the War of 1812, ushering in the "Era of Good Feelings"
What are the Federalists?
This Civil Rights leader advocated for black nationalism, and was part of the Nation of Islam. His last name was Little til he changed it
Who is Malcolm X?
This Spanish colonial labor system granted colonists the right to demand labor and tribute from Indigenous communities in exchange for supposed protection and Christian instruction
What is the encomienda system?
This economic system used colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for the mother country's manufactured goods.
What is mercantilism?
This 1786–1787 uprising, led by indebted Massachusetts farmers, exposed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This component of the American System would protect American manufacturers from foreign competition by placing taxes on imported goods.
What are protective tariffs?
This book during the Progressive Era about the immigrant experience in meatpacking factories motivated the creation of the Food and Drug Administration
What is the Jungle?
This is the the Indigenous uprising that temporarily drove Spanish out of New Mexico
What is the Pueblo Revolt?
This 1676 Virginia uprising exposed tensions between wealthy colonial elites and poorer settlers, helping accelerate the shift toward enslaved African labor.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
Following the Alien & Sedition Acts These resolutions argued that states could challenge federal laws they believed violated the Constitution
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
This 1819 Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States and established that federal law takes precedence over conflicting state law.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This is the location of the final surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
What is Appomattox Courthouse?