Colonies
This area was settled for agricultural reasons
What were the Southern Colonies?
This act imposed taxes on paper goods, leading to widespread protests among colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
The three branches of government established by the Constitution.
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches?
Order by Andrew Jackson moving Native Americans
What is the Indian Removal Act?
English document that limited the power of the king.
What is the Magna Carta?
First representative government in the colonies.
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
These laws taxed everyday items like glass, tea, and paint, igniting further discontent.
What are the Townsend Acts?
The body that makes laws in the United States.
What is Congress?
Result of the Indian Removal Act where many Native Americans died.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Established a government with fair laws by the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Founded by William Penn for religious tolerance.
What is Pennsylvania?
This act allowed British soldiers to be housed in colonists' homes without their consent.
What is the Quartering Act?
Document that outlines the system of checks and balances.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Forced assimilation of Native Americans.
What is the Dawes Act?
Guarantees rights and civil liberties to citizens.
What does the Bill of Rights do?
Long, cold winters and rocky soil.
What are the characteristics of the New England Colonies?
Legislation that restricted colonial trade by requiring all goods to be shipped on British ships.
What is the Navigation Acts?
The principle stating that no one, including government leaders, is above the law.
What is the Rule of Law?
Law that established a national bank and protective tariffs.
What is part of Henry Clay’s American System?
Document that outlines the rights of citizens to vote regardless of race.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Economic system based on large-scale agriculture and cash crops in the Southern Colonies.
What is plantation agriculture?
This act was passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and included punitive measures against Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The process by which the Supreme Court determines the constitutionality of laws
What is Judicial Review?
This pivotal act aimed to dismantle monopolies and promote fair competition among businesses, marking a significant shift in U.S. economic policy.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
This foundational document argued that a government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed and laid the groundwork for the principles of democracy.
What is the Declaration of Independence