Colonies
According to the theory of mercantilism, a country has a favorable balance of trade when
The value of exports is greater than the value of imports.
This was intended to crack down on smuggling and to raise money to pay off the Britain’s war debt.
Sugar Act
Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?
France
Adding a bill of rights to the Constitution was largely supported by the
Anti-federalists.
Who was the president when the United States acquired and began to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first permanent settlement by the English in the Americas, the goal of the colony was to find gold to satisfy investors.
Jamestown
In the years after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England turned its attention away from the colonies, adopting an overall policy that became known as
salutary neglect
During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur?
Battle of Lexington
What was the biggest problem for government under the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of an Executive
Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee of Georgia
Describe one similarity between the northern colonies and the Chesapeake colonies.
Possibilities:
Relationship with Native Americans
Created own forms of government
England was the home country
This banned all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
proclamation of 1763
During the Revolutionary War, what did the Continental Army lack?
an organized government
The Philadelphia Convention originally met to
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Under Mexican rule the main appeal Texas held for American settlers was
Cheap Land
Describe at least one difference between the northern colonies and Chesapeake colonies.
Possibilities:
Reason for Founding colonies
Plantation vs subsistance
Need for free labor
Parliament passes the ___________________, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a variety of printed items.
Stamp Act
The low point of the Revolutionary War for the Continental Army was
The winter at Valley Forge
This group of people believed that a strong central government was necessary for a country to be successful.
Federalists
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in:
The acquisition of a vast amount of territory in the current southwest of America.
What was a major outcome of the Enlightenment?
Development of democratic ideas and individual rights.
It was the document that announced that people have inalienable rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
Among the strongest arguments for the patriots was that
No Taxation without Representation
What are the three branches of government created in the Constitution? AND what are they responsible for (in general)?
Legislative Branch - Makes the Laws
Executive Branch - Enforces the Laws
Judicial Branch - Judicial Review - are the laws constitutional
What does Manifest Destiny refer to?