Exploration
this system of trade effected both the old word and the new world
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What is "no taxation without representation"?
the 1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Alexander Hamilton wanted to establish this institution for American society
What is a national bank?
the majority of early American factories were located in this region
What is the North or Northeast?
this group of people had no infringement of their rights during the colonial era
Who are men?
the British won this war and took over the majority of the new world
What is the French and Indian War?
this was the first United States government that was very weak
What is the Articles of Confederation?
President Washington wanted the US to remain this to prevent being involved in foreign issues
What is neutrality?
this innovation improved production and dramatically increased demand for slaves
What is the Cotton Gin?
the Columbian Exchange included the brutal Middle Passage which these people were apart of
Who are slaves?
this document states that the colonies were breaking off from England
What is the Declaration of Independence?
the 3/5ths Compromise was over the issue of this
What is slavery?
disagreements between these figures resulted in the first two political figures
Who is Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
this individual introduced factory plans important to industrialization in the United States
Native Americans initially helped settlers at this location, but turned on them as more settlers arrived and threatened their way of life
What is Jamestown?
this side lost most of its North American Territory by losing the American Revolution
What is England/Britain?
this limits the power of each branch of government
What are checks and balances?
this event ended British presence on US territory
What is the War of 1812?
the first steamboat was known by this name
What is the Clermont?
James Oglethorpe founded this colony for those previously imprisoned for debt
What is Georgia?
this location is where Washington's troops endured a brutal winter and were assisted by Friedrich von Steuben
What is Valley Forge?
the two prevailing political parties at the Constitutional Convention
Who are the federalists and anti-federalists?
early Supreme Court case that gave the court the power to determine whether laws were constitutional
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
this was a method of communicated over wires through a series of dots and dashes
What is the telegraph?