This colonies in this region of colonial America relied on shipping and trade because of its deep harbors and short growing season
What is New England?
100
This four-word phrase expressed the reason why American colonists did not want to pay taxes directly to England
What is "No taxation without representation"
100
This was the name of our first Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
George Washington's precedent-setting example of creating the first cabinet is considered an example of this kind of constitution
What is the "unwritten constitution"
100
This was the name of the reform movement to end slavery
What is the abolition movement
200
These colonies had a long growing season and mild climate which led to the development of a plantation economy
What are the Southern Colonies
200
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" were included in the Declaration of Independence because they were examples of these kinds of rights
What are Natural Rights?
200
This convention compromise settled the dispute between big states and little states over representation in Congress
What is the Great Compromise
200
His financial plan included the creation of a national bank
Who is Alexander Hamilton
300
These gatherings in colonial New England villages are early examples of self-government
What are New England Town Meetings?
300
This battle in upstate New York is known as the "turning point" of the Revolution because it encouraged France to support the American cause
What is the Battle of Saratoga
300
This three-word phrase that introduces the Constitution demonstrates that the people of the United States are sovereign
What is "We the people"
300
This presidential foreign policy statement of 1823 warned European nations to avoid intervening in Latin America
What is The Monroe Doctrine
400
This was the economic system that provided economic benefits to England in the form of cheap raw materials and a ready market for English goods
What is MERCANTILISM?
400
His pamphlet, Common Sense, argued that the colonists should declare their independence from England
Who is Thomas Paine
400
To calm the fears of Anti-Federalists at the convention, this was added to the new Constitution
What is a bill of rights
400
Western farmers used this man-made waterway in upstate New York to ship their goods to eastern markets
What is the Erie Canal
500
This is the name of the period in colonial history when rulers in England ignored their American colonies, thus giving colonists a strong sense of independence
What is Salutary Neglect
500
The battles that took place in these two Massachsetts villages were the scene of the "shot heard 'round the world"
What are Lexington and Concord
500
The early Supreme Court decision of Marbury v. Madison strengthened the court by giving it this power
What is judicial review
500
This small town in western New York hosted the first women's rights convention in the United States in 1848