Native Americans/ Colonial America
What were two transportation methods of early Native Americans?
canoe, horse, walking
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
Constitution
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What was the Indian Removal Act
passed by Jackson to remove/relocate Cherokee Nation - caused Trail of Tears were many Natives died in route to OK
Where is the Erie Canal located?
NY
List 2 of the original 13 colonies
VA, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, NC, SC, GA
List one problem with the Articles of Confederation
No president, each state had own money, congress had no power to tax, no national courts, no power to enforce laws, laws must be approved by all 13 states
What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
creating political parties
Who did Jackson expand suffrage to?
poor white men
Define Manifest Destiny
idea that US was meant to grow and spread democracy and freedom from Atlantic to Pacific (whole continent).
What was the Mayflower Compact?
First governing document of Plymouth colony (early colonial America) that set up rules for self-governance
What was one cause of the American Revolution?
Stamp act, coercive/ intolerable acts, Boston tea party, Boston Massacre
What was Jefferson's biggest accomplishment while in office?
LA purchase
Define Sectionalism
when people are more loyal to a place/ state than the whole nation - divide
How did the Erie Canal help Westward Expansion?
route inland from Atlantic to Great Lakes
True or False: Native Americans did NOT have any class distinctions
False
What were two effects of the revolution?
loyalists evacuate, Treaty of Paris, 13 independent states
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
declaration for Europe to keep imperialist/colonization out of North & South America
Define the spoils system & give an example
giving positions of power to people who support your political campaign
Bill gave $10,000 to Bush, Bill is now the head of the Dept of Edu
Spain and Mexico
What devastation did Europeans bring to the Native Americans? What effect did it have?
illnesses and diseases like smallpox that the Natives were not immune to so over 90% of Natives died as a result
How is the Constitution different than the Articles of Confederation? (list at least 3 ways)
President, 9/13 states approve to ratify laws, Fed control of interstate and international trade, state and federal courts, power to collect taxes
Name the first 5 presidents of the US (in order)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
What was the Bank War?
Political struggle over the issue of re-chartering (recreating) the 2nd Bank of the US - resulted in a shutdown of the Bank
The bank is what Alexander Hamilton fought so hard for.
List two reasons why people wanted to move West
wealth (gold), Manifest Destiny, civil an untamed land