American Revolution
This famous protest of British economic policies occurred on December 16, 1773 in Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The Pilgrims left England to escape persecution for belonging to this religion.
Puritanism
Our country's first constitution, it was written in 1777 and ratified in 1781, six years before the US Constitution was written.
The Articles of Confederation
A Declaration of Rights attached to the US Constitution.
Bill of Rights
the civilization that lived in the American northeast, hunting fish and game
Iroquois
This document written by Thomas Paine helped turn many colonists against Britain at the beginning of the war.
Common Sense
This document was the first to establish the democratic process in North America (It is also considered the world's first written constitution).
The Mayflower Compact
This 1786 rebellion, part of which took place in Springfield, pointed out many of the flaws in the Articles of Confederation.
Shay's Rebellion
Leader of the Republican Party, supports small government and the common man, supports the Free-Market System and the yeomen farmer.
Thomas Jefferson
Crossed Atlantic to find route to India in 1492, discovered Bahamas and North American coast
Christopher Columbus
These battles, fought on April 19, 1775, marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
Thomas Jefferson favored stronger state governments. This man, Jefferson's main rival, favored a stronger central government.
Alexander Hamilton
Leader of the Federalist Party, supports large government and the elite, supports the American System and businessmen .
Alexander Hamilton
first settlement in America in what is now Virginia (1607)
Jamestown
The British soldiers were nicknamed _______
red coats
Britain introduced taxes such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts in order to raise revenue to pay debts incurred during what war?
What is the French and Indian War?
This act, passed in 1798, allowed the federal government to jail people for making negative statements about the government.
The Sedition Act
Which President bought the Louisiana Territory from France?
Thomas Jeffereson
served a family for four to seven years in exchange for passage to America
Indentured Servants
What style of war did the patriot forces use to stop the British military?
Guerilla warfare
This group of colonists formed and organization that met in pubs, lodges, homes and other locations to plan the over throw of British rule in the colonies.
Sons of Liberty
The Alien and Sedition Acts were created under the presidency of ________________
John Adams
The document that states that all men, including the American Colonists, have Natural Rights.
What is the Declaration of Independence
trade routes between Europe, Africa, and America
Triangle Trade Route