Unit 1 European Exploration
What are the 3 reasons European's came to America? (aka the 3 G's)
God, Gold, Glory
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Mayflower Compact, and Virginia House of Burgeses are all examples of what?
Representative Government
The Articles of Confederation made the federal government too _________________.
Weak
What president did the trail of tears?
Andrew Jackson
What invention made it easy to seperate the seed from the cotton?
Cotton Gin
Puritans came to the Americas for what kind of reason?
Religious
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What event showed that the Federal government was strong with the Constitution?
The Whiskey Rebellion
The system where Andrew Jackson gave jobs to his supporters, even though they were not qualified?
The Spoils System
What invention made it easier to make different products while using similar parts?
Interchangeable parts
What region was known for having deep harbors, forest, and poor soil?
New England
What is the name of the punishment the colonist had for dumping tea into the Boston Harbor?
Intolerable Acts
What deal solved the issue between small population states vs big population states for representation?
The Great Compromise
What did the Monroe doctrine do?
What invention made it easier to communicate in the early 1800s using codes?
The Telegraph
What region of the original 13 colonies was part of the triangular trade/transatlantic trade? (hint: what did they trade?)
The Stamp Act was a tax on what?
Paper
What does the 8th amendment do?
Protects from cruel or unusual punishment
What compromise added a slave and a free state to the Union and made slavery illegal North of the 36 30 parallel line?
Missouri Compromise
What group was for the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
The Anti Federalist
What is the name of the economic system where the colonies supported England/Great Britain?
Mercantalism
Who helped Washington train his troops during their stay at Valley Forge?
Marquis de Lafayette
What were some of the grievances colonist had about England and the king?
Colonist complained about taxes, representation, quartering, and mistreatment
What is the crisis that had South mad over tariffs that only benefited the North and the South threatened to secede?
The Nullification Crisis
This economic system replaced Mercantilism and provided economic freedom to Americans?
Free Enterprise