Exploration & Colonization
These three words that begin with the letter G represent the main reasons why Europeans explored and colonized the Americas.
What is:
Gold, God, and Glory?
This was the battle cry of the colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain.
What is:
"No taxation without representation!"
This was the first written constitution of the United States.
What are:
The Articles of Confederation?
This former commander of the Continental Army was unanimously chosen to be the first president of the United States.
Who is:
George Washington?
This treaty granted the United States with land from the Appalachian Mountains to the the Mississippi River.
What is:
The Treaty of Paris of 1783?
This process of a city growing larger was common in the Northeast where there were many factory jobs available.
What is:
Urbanization?
This is the meaning of the word antebellum.
What is:
Before the war?
This country who colonized most of South America, Central America, and southwest North America used missions to brutally converted Native Americans to Catholicism.
Who is:
Spain?
This American victory was a turning point because it convinced France to become our allies.
What is:
The Battle of Saratoga?
These two groups debated about whether or not the U.S. Constitution was ready to be ratified.
Who are:
The Federalist and the Anti-Federalists?
This foreign policy from Washington angered the French and eventually led to this foreign challenge for John Adams.
What is:
The Proclamation of Neutrality and the XYZ Affair?
This treaty signed with this country gave the United States ownership of Florida.
What is:
The Adams-Onis Treaty signed with Spain?
He illegally emigrated from Great Britain with information about how to build a water-powered cotton spinning mill and started the U.S. Industrial Revolution.
Who is:
Samuel Slater?
Dorthea Dix was an activist who wanted to reform this problem in society.
What is:
Mistreatment of prisoners and the mentally ill?
This rebellion proved that the federal government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to run and protect the country.
What is:
Shays' Rebellion?
This U.S. Supreme Court case during Jefferson's presidency created the process of judicial review.
What is:
Marbury v. Madison
This law allowed the United States to take land in the East from Native Americans and relocate them to Indian Territory.
What is:
The Indian Removal act of 1830?
This president's campaign led to the formation of this new political party.
Who is:
Andrew Jackson?
What is:
The Democratic Party?
What is:
Avoid permanent alliances with foreign countries and forming political parties?