Colonial Real Estate
Rocky soil and harsh winters made this region turn to fishing and shipbuilding.
What is New England?
America's first national government operated under these.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This president signed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Who is John Adams?
This war left Britain deeply in debt and looking to tax the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
Washington established this group of advisors even though the Constitution never mentions it.
What is the Cabinet?
Tobacco was king in this colonial region.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This rebellion showed the Articles of Confederation were too weak to maintain order.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Jefferson acquired this massive territory from France in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This law required colonists to buy stamps for printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
Thomas Jefferson, a supporter of strict construction, struggled to justify this purchase because the Constitution did not specifically grant that power.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This region featured the most ethnic and religious diversity.
What are the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
This compromise created a House and Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
Madison was president during this war against Great Britain.
What is the War of 1812?
This pamphlet convinced many colonists that independence from Britain was necessary.
What is Common Sense?
The power to declare war belongs to this branch of government.
What is Congress (Legislative Branch)?
An economic system in which countries export more than they import.
What is mercantilism?
This compromise counted enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This presidential policy warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This mountain range colonists were prohibited from crossing after 1763.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The power to negotiate treaties belongs primarily to this branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
This trade network connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Triangular Trade?
These essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay supported ratification.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This president warned Americans about political parties and foreign alliances.
Who is George Washington?
The British passed these laws after the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What's the fourth amendment?