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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791. They guarantee essential rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to bear arms, and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the bill of rights?
A conflict between Britain and France from 1754 to 1763, with Native American alliances on both sides, was primarily over control of North American territories. It was part of a larger global conflict, the Seven Years' War. The British victory ultimately led to the Treaty of Paris in 1763, reshaping colonial boundaries.
What is the French-Indian War?
The 1803 acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France. This was made during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, doubled the size of the U.S., and opened up vast territories for expansion westward.
What is the Lousiana Purchase?
Taxation without representation, colonial protests, and British policies, like the Intolerable Acts, led to this historical conflict.
What actions, issues, and conflicts helped lead to the American Revolution?
This country’s colonial pursuits in North America were driven by a desire for wealth through gold and silver, converting Native Americans to Catholicism, and establishing strict imperial control over its colonies.
What were Spain's colonial pursuits?
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World following Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas. Examples include the introduction of crops like potatoes and maize to Europe and the spreading of diseases like smallpox to the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
A social contract signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 before they landed at Plymouth Rock. It established a rudimentary form of self-government and majority rule, laying the groundwork for democratic governance in the American colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This final and decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought in 1781. British General Cornwallis surrendered to American and French forces, effectively ending the war and securing American independence.
What is Yorktown?
This colonial region was settled primarily by Puritans seeking religious freedom, had a homogenous population of English settlers, an economy based on small farms, trade, and shipbuilding, and a society centered around tight-knit, religious communities.
What are the New England colonies, and how did they start, what were the demographics, economics, social aspects, and religions in it?
This colonial region was established primarily for economic gain, with settlers focused on cash crops like tobacco. Its demographics included English settlers and a large enslaved African population, while its economy was based on plantation agriculture. Socially, it had a hierarchical structure with wealthy planters at the top, and its religious practices were dominated by the Church of England.
What are the Southern colonies start, and what were the demographics, economics, social aspects, and religions in it?
An economic theory practiced from the 16th to 18th centuries that emphasized the role of colonies in enriching the mother country. It promoted government regulation of a nation’s economy to augment state power at the expense of rival nations, favoring exports over imports and seeking to accumulate wealth in the form of gold and silver.
What is Mercantilism?
A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They argued for a strong central government to replace the weaker Articles of Confederation.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This world power’s initial strategy was to isolate and control the American colonies but was ultimately unsuccessful due to colonial resilience, foreign aid, and strategic failures.
What was the British strategy for defeating the American colonies, and how were the colonies able to gain independence?
This colonial region was known for its diversity, founded by a mix of Dutch, Swedes, and English settlers, with an economy based on farming, trade, and craft industries. It was religiously tolerant, home to Quakers, Catholics, Jews, and others, and had a more socially flexible structure than its neighbors.
What are the Middle colonies, and what were the demographics, economics, social aspects, and religions in it?
This country’s colonial pursuits in North America focused on establishing permanent settlements, driven by a mix of economic profit through agriculture, political autonomy, and religion.
What were England’s colonial pursuits?
An English philosopher whose ideas about natural rights (life, liberty, and property) and government by consent were highly influential during the Enlightenment and helped shape modern political philosophy. His ideas greatly influenced American revolutionaries and the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
A turning point in the American Revolutionary War fought in 1777. The American victory convinced France to enter the war on the side of the Americans, providing critical military and financial support.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This country focused on trade, especially in fur, and created settlements around profitable trade routes. Their colonies were characterized by a relatively tolerant society with a focus on commerce rather than religious conversion or permanent settlement.
What are the Dutch colonial pursuits?
This country sought to build a vast fur trade network and they maintained friendlier relations with Native Americans. Their colonies were less focused on large-scale settlement compared to English colonies, which were aimed at establishing permanent communities
What are the French colonial pursuits?
A 1786-1787 armed uprising in Massachusetts led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays. It was caused by economic hardship, high taxes, and dissatisfaction with state government policies. The rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped spur the movement to create a stronger federal government, leading to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
A Puritan minister who founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1636. He advocated for religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs.
Who is Roger Williams?