Early Colonization
Who found America first?
Native Americans already existed long before anybody "founded" their land.
What was British Parliament?
British government.
What did the transcontinental railroad help improve?
Communication, trade, and transportation.
federal regulation of railroad rates, an monetary policy, and required the establishment of federally controlled warehouses to aid farmers.
What did the Anti-Federalists help the constitution pass with?
The Bill of Rights.
Who had the least rights?
Women.
The British needed a large army in the north so British parliament passed the stamp act in order to raise money to pay for this army.
The stamp act was a tax on all legal and public documents.
Who led the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman.
Which party supported slavery?
Democratic.
What does the Bill of Rights do?
Bill of rights prevents the central government from taking rights from states and citizens
Who were Puritans and what did they believe?
Puritans were English protestants whose goal was to purify the English Roman Catholic church. Puritans believed in predestination.
Why did Britain feel the need to control early America?
Britain felt that the fresh settlers were originally theirs first and that Britain was entitled to America because they are the mother country.
Who built the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental was built by certain companies but the people who crafted it were who the jobs supplied, immigrants.
What did the Federalists write and why?
The federalist paper to gain support for the Constitution.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A document that declared our independence from British Parliament.
Who settled jamestown?
The Virginia company 1607.
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses.
How many miles was the transcontinental railroad in total?
Stretched nearly 2,000 miles between Iowa, Nebraska, and California,
What did the republican party believe?
Opposed slavery.
What was the first great awakening?
A revival that swept away Protestantism and cleared the way that would then begin the push for independence and the creation of the constiution.
How did America get rid of British Parliament?
America issued the Declaration of Independence which declared their independence.
How much time did the railroad cut down on?
It reduced travel time across the West from about six months by wagon or 25 days by stagecoach to just four days.