Causes of the American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Westward Expansion
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People/Supreme Court
100

British tax on paper products; such as wills, playing cards, stamps, licenses, etc.

The Stamp Act

100

Who invented the steam boat?

Robert Fulton

100

Piece of land acquired in 1803.

Louisiana Purchase

100

What is significant about 1607

Jamestown was founded

100

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

200

British tax on tea led to this reaction by the colonists. 

The Boston Tea Party

200

What affect did interchangeable parts have on manufacturing?

Made items much cheaper and faster to make. 

200

What was the main cause of the Mexican-American War?

The Annexation of Texas.

200

What is significant about 1620

The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, the first form of self-government. 

200

This court case helped establish Judicial Review

Marbury v Madison

300

This act was put into place by King George III in order to make sure the colonists were obeying his laws. 

hint: later this grievance would be addressed by the 3rd amendment. 

The Quartering Act

300

What did Samuel Morse invent?

The telegraph. 

300

We acquired this piece of land from Spain for $5 million dollars in 1819 from the Adams-Onis Treaty.

Florida

300

What was the first ever elected assembly in the new world?

The Virginia House of Burgesses

300

This famous court case revolved around slavery and the court determined that Congress could not outlaw slavery.

Dred Scott v Sanford.

400

These series of laws were put into place in order to punish the colonist for their role in the Boston tea Party.

The Intolerable Acts

400

What did the Industrial Revolution lead to?

Rapid Urbanization

I'll also accept...a huge surge in immigration.

400

Thousands of people traveled this path in hopes of new opportunities out west. 

The Oregon Trail

400

Explain the 5th amendment and how it protects American citizens.

The Due Process Amendment. 

1) You have the right to remain silent so you don't incriminate yourself.

2) You cannot be accused of the same crime twice. (Double Jeopardy)

400

This Supreme Court case established the Interstate Commerce clause.

Gibbons v. Ogden

500

What did the Proclamation of 1763 say/do?

Forbid colonists from traveling west of the Appalachian mountains. 

500

The time period after the War of 1812 was known as what?

The Era of Good Feelings

500

This patch of land was acquired from Great Britain in 1846.

The Oregon Territory.

500

Describe the Alien & Sedition Acts

Signed into law by John Adams. This prevent people from talking bad about the government and also gave the government the ability to deport anyone they deemed "dangerous".

500

This Supreme Court case is important because it identified the Supremacy Clause. It said that individual states could NOT tax the federal government. 

McCulloch v. Maryland.

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