Revolution
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
Where people are taxed by government without having a say.
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
Jamestown
What does the legislative branch do?
Making, debating and passing federal law.
What is manifest destiny?
The idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
What was the Boston massacre?
Deadly confrontation where British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists during a riot.
Crops grown for specifically selling and earning profit
Cash crops
What branch enforces laws?
The executive branch is the primary law enforcer.
Why the United States want to double its size?
The Louisiana purchase
This principle divides power between the federal government and state governments.
federalism
What was the stamp act?
A direct tax requiring Americans to pay for royal stamp on all paper goods
This region was characterized by rocky soil, shipbuilding, fishing, and puritan values.
New England Colonies
What is the purpose of the US constitution.
What was the Oregon trail?
The wagon route connected to the Missouri river.
The act that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River
Indian Removal Act
What was the impact of the Boston tea party on British policy
They adopted strict punishment
Known as the "Lost Colony," this 1587 settlement mysteriously disappeared.
Roanoke
What is the difference between federal and state power?
Federal courts hear cases involving the constitution and State hear cases involving state law
What happen to gold when it was discovered by natives?
The first person to discover hold used it as a door stop
The system that ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful
checks and balances
How did the french and Indian war affect the relationship between the British good and American colonist
They ended the policy of salutary neglect.
A person who agreed to work for 4-7 years in exchange for passage to the New World.
an indentured servant
The first 10 amendments or changes made to the constitution is know as the?
The bill of rights.
How did the expansions effect native Americans?
it led to the destruction of population like loss of land.
This region was known for large plantations and cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
Southern Colonies