Colonial America
What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown
Who was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the author of the Constitution?
James Madison
What president is associated with the “Era of Good Feelings?”
James Monroe
The belief that is was America’s right to expand westward.
Manifest Destiny
What religious group found the Pennsylvania colony?
Quakers
What was the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763
What political faction supported the ratification of the Constitution? Which faction apposed?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
What war was a result of the XYZ Affair?
The Quasi-War
What is Sectionalism?
Prioritizing regional politics over the intrests of the country, (i.e., slavery politics vs anti slavery politics).
What led to the First Great Awakening?
Charismatic preachers
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What political party was established by Thomas Jefferson?
Democrat-Republican
What was stated in the Monroe Doctrine?
Warned European powers about interfering in the Western Hemisphere.
What were the goals of the Free Soil Party?
Free Soil wanted to stop the spread of slavery.
Who was transported during the Middle Passage?
Enslaved Africans
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
American victory led to France supporting the colonies.
The Kentucky and Virginia resolves were written in response to what?
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Which President approved of the Indian Removal Act despite the ruling of the Supreme Court?
Andrew Jackson
What were the three outcomes of the Missouri Compromise?
Banning of slavery about the 36* 30 parallel.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
Maine was admitted as a free state.
What was the first colonial legislature?
House of Burgesses
What was the significance of Valley Forge?
It gave Washington time to properly train his troops.
What did Washington warn about in his farewell address?
Establishment of Political Parties & Entangling Alliances
How did the War of 1812 develop the American identity?
National Pride, Sense of Strength
What was the purpose of the Gadsden purchase?
To buy land to build a railroad connecting Texas to the Pacific Ocean.