FINAL REV#1
what were the three Gs
which two main European countries led the competition in navigation and trade routes in the 1400s and 1500s
god, gold, glory
Spain and Portugal
what did the Treaty of Paris do
it forced France to give up some of its lands east of the Mississippi River.
Who was given credit for inventing the Cotton Gin and its interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney.
how did Alexander Hamilton die?
He was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr.
What were the results of the Battle of Saratoga?
A decisive American victory.
Summerize the Sugar Act?
Reduced tax on imported Molasses to lower the smuggling rates of this product. Colonists still felt strongly against British Acts or laws in general.
who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
who wrote the U.S. Constitution
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
James Madison wrote the U.S. Constitution.
how did President James Monroe prevent other European countries from starting new colonies in either the North or South?
With the Monroe Document
What group was responsible for attacking U.S. ships even after paying tribute?
Barbury Corsairs.
Who was the writer of the pamphlet "Common Sense" and how did it persuade the colonists?
Thomas Paine and the pamphlet advocated independence for Great Britain.
The tribes that make up the Iroquois Confederacy
Cayuga, mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca
who proposed the Great Compromise and what did it do.
Roger T Sherman proposed it. there would be a bicameral with one house based on state population and one house with equal representation.
what happened to the white house on August 24th 1814 what did Dolly Madison manage to save from this event?
British set fire to the Whitehouse. George Washington's portrait was rescued by Dolly Madison.
What were the three main objectives of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Befriended N.As
Confirm or deny the theory of an all-water Northwest Passage
How did Washington pull off victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton?
Whose name became synonymous with the word traitor?
He rallied his troops and pushed the British lines.
Benedict Arnold.
the cause of the French and Indian War?
who won?
it was Britain and France fighting over control of the Ohio River valley.
Britain won
what were some things that our first president, George Washington did?
he established precedents and laws/rules for future presidents to follow. He set up the presidential cabinet, and he appointed the entire Supreme Court. etc
who was given credit for winning the battle at New Orleans
what treaty ended the War of 1812
Andrew Jackson was given credit
The Treaty of Ghent ended the war of 1812
What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem "National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner"?
He witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the war of 1812?
Give two reasons why the Battle of Yorktown was critical to the U.S. outcome in the Revolution.
It was the last major land battle of the Revolution and led to the surrender of General Cornwallis.
The Middle Passage and Columbian Exchange
The middle passage was an ocean ship route where slaves were taken from the Old World to the New World
The Columbian Exchange was a two-way exchange from America to Europe and Africa and a way in which ideas, goods, and diseases spread from the Old World to the New World
after which court case was the Supreme Court's power of judicial review established.
The Marbury Vs Madison case
What happened to the Cherokee people after they won their supreme court case Worchester v. Georgia?
they were still forcibly removed from their homes.
1 in 4 Cherokees died
What were the two main reasons the U.S. went to war with the British in the War of 1812?
The British orders in the council limiting American trade with Europe.
and impressment.
What three things did the Declaration of Independence communicate to the British about the United States?
1. That the 13 colonies were an independent and sovereign & free United States no longer under British rule & law.
2. That all men have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
3. Natural and legal rights including the right to revolution.