Periods 1 & 2 (1491-1754)
The first permanent English settlement in North America
What is Jamestown?
These Massachusetts towns were the locations of the first battles of the Revolutionary War
What are Lexington and Concord?
This was the first constitution of the United States; it established a national government with very limited powers
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This Supreme Court decision introduced the concept of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Jackson's policy of Indian removal led to this tragic event, in which Indians were forced to migrate west to the Oklahoma Territory
What was the Trail of Tears?
Jonathan Edwards was a key figure in this religious revival movement of the mid-18th century
What is the Great Awakening?
Britain passed these "unbearable" laws, including the closing of the port of Boston, after the Boston Tea Party
What are the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?
Hamilton was the chief author of these documents, which supported the passage of the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
Jefferson was the first president to be a member of this "anti-Federalist" political party
What is the Democratic-Republican party?
This senator and vice president from South Carolina was the leading proponent of nullification, the idea that states could invalidate federal laws
Who was John Calhoun?
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 brought religious freedom to this specific religious group
What are Catholics?
The Proclamation of 1763, which restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was enacted at the end of this war
What is the French and Indian War?
A 1787 rebellion led by debtor farmers in Massachusetts that led to a loss of confidence in the Articles of Confederation
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This 1820 compromise, developed by Henry Clay, maintained the balance of slave and free states and drew a line defining the slave and free territories in the west
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Jackson's second term was mainly devoted to waging a "war" on this institution
What is the (Second) Bank of the United States?
This island off the coast of North Carolina was the home of a famous "lost" colony in 1585
What was Roanoke?
Published in January 1776, Common Sense was an influential pamphlet supporting American independence written by this patriot
Who is Thomas Paine?
During the Constitutional Convention, this compromise introduced the idea of a bicameral legislature, one house with equal representation, one house with representation proportional to population
What is the Connecticut (Great) Compromise?
This "era" refers to the eight-year period of Democratic-Republican dominance following the election of James Monroe in 1816
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
Henry Clay supported the creation of "internal improvements," such as roads and canals, known best by this two-word term
What is the American System?
This 1739 slave revolt in South Carolina caused the colonies to enact stricter laws about the movement of slaves
What is the Stono Rebellion?
This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War, in that France joined the war on the Americans' side after their victory
What is Saratoga?
This incident during the John Adams administration involved French diplomats attempting to bribe American officials, and led to the Quasi-War
What is the XYZ Affair?
The Federalist Party ceased to exist after creating a hilariously out-of-touch list of demands at a convention in this city
What is Hartford?
The two-word name that Jackson used to describe the deal that swung the election of 1824 to John Quincy Adams
What is the Corrupt Bargain?