Colonial America
the first permanent English settlement in North America
(Jamestown OR St. Augustine)
What is Jamestown?
Also called the Intolerable Acts; a set of laws passed by King George III to further gain control of the American Colonies and largely targeted Massachusetts
(Sugar or Coercive)
What are the Coercive Acts?
the first constitution of the United States; established a Confederation Congress and gave majority power to the states
(The Bill of Rights OR The Articles of Confederation)
What are the Articles of Confederation?
the section of the Constitution that describes how the government is set up
(The Preamble or The Articles)
What are the Articles?
a protest in which people don't purchase controversial items
(Strike OR Boycott)
What is a boycott?
the nickname of the colonial militiamen
(minutemen OR redcoats)
What is minutemen?
a charge or duty imposed by the government on imports or exports
(Ratify OR Tariff)
What is a tariff?
a system of government in which power is shared by the national government and the states
(Dictatorship or Federalism)
What is Federalism?
a crop cultivated by slave labor in the Americas
(Tobacco OR Bananas)
What is tobacco?
written by Thomas Paine, addressed to the inhabitants of America; argued for democracy and independence
(Independence OR Common Sense)
What is Common Sense?
the first and only time in U.S. history that a sitting president has personally commanded an army
(The Whiskey Rebellion OR The Boston Tea Party)
What is The Whiskey Rebellion?
those in favor of ratifying the Constitution
(Federalists OR Anti-federalists)
What are Federalists?
The exchange of plants, animals, and germs between the two hemispheres
(The Columbian Exchange OR The Cabot Trade Line)
What is the Columbian Exchange?
system of warfare in which the soldiers fight using techniques such as surprise, ambush, and disruption
(Guerrilla OR Traditional)
met to fix the Articles of Confederation and ended up creating a whole new Constitution
(The Constitutional Convention OR The Confederation Congress)
What is the Constitutional Convention?
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
(The First Change OR The Bill of Rights)
What is the Bill of Rights?