American Revolution
The colonies developed an aptitude for self-governing.
Salutary Neglect
Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts controversial?
Many thought they violated the Constitution.
This innovation had the GREATEST impact on westward migration immediately after the American Civil War.
transcontinental railroad
The purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country. This principle was known as
Mercantilism
Thomas Jefferson's statement about unalienable rights (Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness) would MOST likely have been influenced by the writings of
John Locke
Early religious movement played a key role in developing democratic thought and individual freedom-- ideas which helped usher in the American Revolution?
The First Great Awakening
The only Federalist President, John Adams, was defeated in the election of 1800 by
Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican.
What group of immigrants arrived in large numbers on the U.S. west coast for the primary purpose of working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 19th century?
Chinese
Which event did Great Britain respond to by passing the Intolerable Acts, which closed down the port of Boston?
The Boston Tea Party
How did Shays' Rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays' Rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the Articles of Confederation.
The high cost of this war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies.
The French and Indian War
Are associated with which era of U.S. History?
Jacksonian Democracy
America's westward expansion following the Civil War often resulted in conflict between
the federal government and Native Americans.
· sea voyage of a month or more
· between Africa and the Americas
· approximately 12 million people made the journey
· a death rate of approximately 25% during the journey
These are all describing
The Middle Passage
What are Unalienable Rights?
What prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation Act of 1763
The federal government used force to enforce the laws of the land during this event.
The Whiskey Rebellion
Jacob Riis (1889) reflects the conditions that would have been found in
industrial areas.
What plan granted states with large populations more power?
The Virginia Plan
In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were MOST important because they
Were the first attempt to maintain close political cooperation among all colonists.
Why did American colonists resent British taxes?
Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament, Great Britain did.
What almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River?
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803
What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
The doctrine of "separate but equal" was allowed to continue.
The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it
pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.
Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?
They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposes of Congressional representation.