Unit 1
What coast were the English colonies established on?
East
What was the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Name one act passed by the British against the Colonies
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts, Townshend Revenue Act, Proclamation Line of 1763, Quartering Act
Which branch do the Cabinet's belong to?
Executive Branch
What purchase nearly doubled the size of our country?
Louisiana Purchase
New England
Middle
Southern
What is a cash crop
A crop grown to be sold for profit
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Patriots disguised themselves as Indians and threw tons of tea into the Boston Harbor because they didn't like the British Tea Act.
What is one responsibility of U.S. citizens
Voting
Obeying laws
Upholding the constitution
What are Tarrifs?
Taxes on imported goods
What mountain range separated the English colonies from the rest of the country
Appalachian
This European country that came to America had the worst treatment of the Native population
Spain
Which country was our ally during the American Revolution?
France
Name one of the accomplishments of George Washington as President?
He created the cabinet system
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
Europe cannot take back old colonies in the west Europe will stay out of the affairs of the west
What was Pontiac's Rebellion?
Resistance to British encroachment in the aftermath of the French and Indian War
This European country that came to America had the best treatment of the Native population
France
This was the main cause of the taxes placed on colonists after the French and Indian War
Why were the Articles of Confederation considered a failure?
It was missing the Executive and Judicial branch, had no system of taxes, and no unified currency.
What did the Missouri compromise create?
A balance or equal number of free and slave states
How are Native American cultures grouped?`
Cultural grouping
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
Maintaining control of the Ohio River Valley
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
Angry mob threw snowballs with rocks into group of British soldiers. Shots rang out and 5 colonists were killed.
BIG POINTS TIME
Name as many amendments as you can 100 points for each one
(too much to type)
What are checks and balances, give an example
(too many to type)