American Themes and Principles
Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization
Unit 2: The American Revolution
Unit 3: The American Constitution
Unit 4: The Early Republic
100
Name the principle:
the idea of splitting the government into three branches, such as LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL, and EXECUTIVE
What is "SEPARATION OF POWERS"?
100
Name the region:
this part of colonial America was called the "Breadbasket Colonies" and were known for their religious diversity
What is "the Middle Colonies"?
100
Name the document:
this document listed the grievances of the American colonists and called for a change in leadership
What is "the Declaration of Independence"?
100
Name the document:
this part of the US Constitution has the first 10 amendments
What is "the Bill of Rights"?
100
Name the concept:
the first political parties of the US were created from disagreements about...
What is "the extent/power of the federal government"?
200
Name the principle:
the hierarchy of power, where the central government is the "supreme law of the land"
What is "FEDERALISM"?
200
Name the industries:
the Southern Colonies made their money mainly from farming which three crops?
What is " indigo, rice, cotton, sugar, and/or tobacco"?
200
Name the person:
this person was responsible for "turning the tides" of the Revolution, led troops at the Battle of Saratoga, and was able to secure French allies against the British
Who is "George Washington"?
200
Name the concept/process:
the process by which a constitution or amendment must be approved by representatives
What is "ratification"?
200
What is "G: Anti-Federalists"?
300
Identify the historical person:
The leader of the Federalists and responsible for the 85 essays that convinced Americans to adopt the US Constitution
Who is "ALEXANDER HAMILTON"?
300
Name the document:
this document was created by New England colonists and promised a social contract to govern each other with fairness and equality
What is "the Mayflower Compact"?
300
Name the concept:
this added tax on paper goods was meant to pay back the war debt from fighting the French in the French-Indian War
What is "the Stamp Act"?
300
Name the part of the document:
the first paragraph of the US Constitution that starts with a statement about popular sovereignty, "We the People"
What is the "preamble of the US Constitution"?
300
Name the concept:
the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the concept of...
What is "judicial review"?
400
Name the concept:
the phrase "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" are examples of rights that cannot be taken away; this is called...
What are "unalienable rights"?
400
Name the concept:
this movement of goods and people included the trade of raw crops such as sugar cane from the colonies and the enslavement of people from Africa
What is "mercantilism/The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"?
400
Name the concept/vocabulary word:
after British Parliament passed a plethora (lots)of taxes on paper goods and sugar, the colonists reacted by _________ British goods
What is "boycotting"?
400
What is "A: due process" OR "5th Amendment"?
400
Name the concept:
the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to...
What is "prevent the spread of European colonization onto the Western Hemisphere"?
500
Name the event:
the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution, creating the Declaration of Independence
What is the "First/Second Continental Congress"?
500
Name the concept:
this was the first group of elected representatives in the North America colonies
What is the "Virginia House of Burgesses"?
500
Name the document:
this document officially ended the American Revolution and secured independence for the United States
What is "the Treaty of Paris"?
500
Name the concept:
the Great Compromise resolved this issue in Congress by creating a...
What is a "bicameral legislature"?
500
Name the concept:
the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden established the ruling that...
What is "Congress has the right to regulate interstate (between 2 different states) commerce (trade)"?