Colonization
Name of the first English settlement in America
Jamestown
: He authored the Declaration of Independence and later became the third President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
What was the articles of confederation and why did it fail?
The first law of the land for America it fell because it was to weak the power was all in the states and not in the national government so it fell.
Name the 3 branches of government
Judicial , Legislative, Executive Branches
Who was Andrew Jackson?
7th U.S. President
: Which religious group sought freedom from persecution in England and established the Plymouth Colony?
The Puritans
What was the Day American gained its independence ?
July 4th
The articles was set to be revised at the what ?
Constitutional Convention
What were the names of the early political parties one supported slavery one didnt.
Federalist & antifederalist
What is displacement ?
the moving of something from its place or position.
French and Indian war was between who ?
The Brittish and the French. the Seven Years' War, pitted the British and their colonial allies against the French and their Native American allies, primarily over control of the Ohio River Valley and North American territories.
which treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The Paris treaty
What was decided at the constitutional convention?
To throw out Articles and draft a new constitution.
Marbury v. Madison (1803) was a landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of _________
Judicial review
This act, signed by President Andrew Jackson, forced Native American tribes to relocate from their ancestral lands.
the Indian Removal Act
The Puritans were also known as the what ?
Pilgrims
One of the main reason Americans began to revolt
taxes. Taxation without representation. They were being unfairly taxed without any sav so on how the money was spent.
The first 10 amendments are known as?
Bill of rights
Was chosen to be the first president this was decided at the constitutional convention.
George washington
What is foreign policy?
strategies used to interact with foreign states or countries.
Who won the French and Indian war and went on to colonize America?
Great Brittan
Who won the American revolution?
America
This compromise helped to determine how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Group of people who were brutally murdered and also displaced to create America
Native Americans
When America expanded West this was called?
Western Expansion.