Unit 1 Exploration & Colonies
Crops grown to be sold for money rather than personal use, such as cotton or tobacco.
Cash Crops
"No ____________ without _____________"
Taxation & Representation
Turning point in the war that helped convince France to become our ally and help us
Saratoga
A system of government where the Legislative branch is divided in 2 parts or houses.
Bicameral
Signed by the King of England, this document was a model for limiting government power
Magna Carta
In 1607, First permanent English settlement
Jamestown
British law that taxed printed materials, which angered colonists and led to widespread protests like boycotting British goods.
Stamp Act
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington & Concord
What plan was about state representation based on population?
Virginia Plan
Which Amendment prohibits the housing of soldiers?
3rd Amendment
Which Region of Colonies had: Rich, Fertile Soil, use of slaves as labor and long hot summers.
Southern Colonies
British Law that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
What was the last battle, ends in British surrender
Battle of Yorktown
What document established a framework for the admission of new states to the U.S?
Northwest Ordinance
Which amendment is associated with the phrase "speedy and public trial"?
6th Amendment
A system where American colonies provide raw materials to England and bought manufactured goods in return.
Mercantilism
Why did the British tax the colonists after the French and Indian War?
They were broke
Tough time, Washington's army was freezing, had no food, and poor clothing.
Valley Forge
What document recognized the U.S. as an independent nation?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Which of the 7 Principles says: "The government derives its power from the consent of the governed"
popular sovereignty
Served as a geographic barrier (obstacle) to westward expansion.
Appalachian Mountains
Thomas Jefferson used this person's ideas about natural rights and personal freedoms in the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
Wrote Common Sense and then The American Crisis. Inspired Americans to fight for independence
Thomas Paine
Who supported ratifying the Constitution and favored stronger national gov.
Federalists
These changes allows the Constitution stays relevant and meets the country's needs over time
Amendments