God, Glory & Gold
Would a European ruler in the 1500's be more interested in spreading democracy or claiming new land?
Claiming new land! Larger kingdoms brought more glory - and probably gold - to the King & Queen!
P & Q go together like Pennsylvania and ___________.
Quakers
The President can veto legislation, but 2/3 of Congress can override that veto.
Federalism, Checks & Balances, or Popular Sovereignty?
Checks & Balances
The Continental Congress picked him to be General & Commander in Chief of the army during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington
The American victory HERE was the turning point of the Revolution, because it convinced France to help the United States.
Saratoga
This European nation sent explorers to the New World to establish trading posts and exchange furs with friendly Indian tribes.
France
This colony was established at Jamestown in 1607, its House of Burgesses became a model for other colonial legislatures.
Virginia
The People get to choose the members of the House of Representatives.
Federalism, Checks & Balances, or Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty
Participants in the Boston Tea Party were protesting THESE when they threw that tea in the harbor.
Taxation without Representation
(unfair British taxes)
Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence HERE in July of 1776.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These European power established Catholic missions on the frontier while searching for gold, silver & other precious metals.
The Spanish
(New Spain)
This colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics in the 1600's.
Maryland
This compromise created a House of Representatives and a Senate to settle a dispute between large & small states.
The Great Compromise
(2>1)
When the British imposed the Stamp Act in 1765, many colonists refused to buy British products. This is called a ________________.
Boycott
This mountain range served as a natural barrier that slowed down western migration in the 1700's.
Appalachian Mountains
English Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts in 1620. Why did the Pilgrims make the journey to America?
They were looking for a place to worship freely, according to their beliefs.
Roger Williams established this colony on the principle of religious freedom when he was expelled by the government in Massachusetts.
Rhode Island
This compromise settled the issue of how slaves would be counted when determining the number representatives in the House of Representatives.
Three-Fifths Compromise
This treaty forced Great Britain to recognize American independence.
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The English colonies in this region were well known for slaves growing cash crops on plantations.
The South
Spanish colonists to the New World initiated the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the early 1500's. What economic activity created the demand for these slaves?
The Plantation System
Thomas Hooker co-authored this document which helped establish a tradition of self-government in the colonies.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Tenth Amendment limits the authority of the federal government and protects states' rights. This is an example of ______________ in the Constitution.
Federalism, Popular Sovereignty or Judicial Review
Federalism
He is known as the Father of the American Navy, because he won victories against the British at sea during the American Revolution.
John Paul Jones
Washington and his men camped and drilled here during the miserable Winter of 1777-1778.
Valley Forge