Colonization
The year each was established.
Jamestown:
Plymouth:
1607-1620
The year our country was born
1776 or 4th of July '76
He faced tons of debt from American revo war. He said dont have political parties, stay neutral, and no sectionalism (N vs S).
Power is divided into 3 branches.
Power to the states
10
Why did they leave Great Britain? Different motives. Jamestown_________ Plymouth__________
Action: Parliament enacts taxes on the colonists. Stamp Act. What was the reaction?
Anger-They boycott
War of 1812-----Democratic Republican----Impressment-----Era of Good Feeling.
Prez Madison. 4th
Strengths or Weaknesses: Declare War. Make Peace. North West Ordinance. What document?
Strengths of AOC
Catholics hold a prayer and rally downtown. Which amendment guarantees this freedom?
1st
The first document that established self-government in the Americas.
Mayflower Compact
Slogan: "If we don't get to vote for the people making the laws, then those people don't have the right to take our money through taxes."
No taxation without representation!
XYZ affair-Federalists-Alien Act-Sedition Act.
Adams-2nd Prez
A system that makes sure that one branch does not have too much power
Checks and Balances
You need a warrant to enter my house! No, you can't take my computer!
4th-Warrant
1st elected leaders in the colonies. Legislative body. Established representative government (People vote for their leaders).
House of Burgesses
Action: GB (Great Britain) passed a law allowing the colonies to buy tea only from the Indian tea company (owned by Great Britain). How did the colonists react?
Boston Tea Party
Told Europe to keep out and stay away from America. ____ Doctrine. Built canals and railroads.
Prez Monroe. 5
Created 3 branches and a bicameral legislature. Congress and the House. Fair representation.
The Great Compromise
Imagine you are arrested for a new law: "Being Too Smart." At the station, you refuse to answer the officers' questions about your high test scores because you don't have to help them convict you. After a trial, a jury finds you not guilty. Even if the police later find "proof" that you are a genius, they are legally forbidden from putting you on trial for that same crime ever again.
5th
Describe the economy of each.
New England colonies:___
Middle colonies: ______
Southern colonies: ___________
NE: Fishing, shipbuilding
M: Bread basket
S: Cash crops
After the Boston Tea party, the King of Great Britain & Parliament punished the colonies by:
Louisiana Purchase-----Marbury vs Madison----Embargo Act (hurt our economy).
Prez Thomas Jefferson. 3rd.
Federalists wanted a strong:
Antifederalsts wanted ___ to have power. Would not sign unless there was a _____
Strong Central Gov. Anti-federalists wanted states to have more power. Bill of Rights.
"Judge, I want a trial by jury, and the trial needs to be within this year."
6th Amendment