Exploration
Wealth, Religion, and Expanding Empires
What is reasons for Exploration
religious, economic, and political
What is reasons for Colonization in North America
Main grievance that the colonies had against Britain
What is denying us of Concent of the Goverened
Law establishing a way for admitting new states to the Union
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Led by Alexander Hamilton; wanted:
1. more federal gov power
2. industrial economy
3. federal bank
Why did the New England Colonies have a different economic opportunities than the Southern Colonies
What is Geography
Economy based on large scale farming and plantation system
What is the Southern Economy
Rights we are born with
What are Unalienable Rights
Agreement over how many representatives large and small states would send to congress
What is the Great Compromise
Led by Thomas Jefferson; wanted:
1. less national gov (stronger state gov)
2. agricultural economy
3. no National Bank (it favored the rich)
What is the Democratic-Republican Party
Fishing, lumbering, & ship building
What is economic opportunities in the New England Colonies
Established as a safe haven for Catholics
What is Maryland
The turning poing battle in the American Revolution which resulted in France joining the colonies' side
What is Saratoga
Supported the Constitution;felt it created a more stable Union; led by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Who are the Federalists
Established judicial review which gave Supreme Court power to declare laws UNCONSTITUTIONAL
What is Marbury v Madison
Claimed land in the New World to Profit from fur trading
Who is France
Distance from England
What is reason for the growth of representative governments in the colonies
The last battle of the American Revolution which resulted in General Cornwallis surrendering
What is Yorktown
Against Constitution; felt it needed a Bill of Rights; led by Thomas Jefferson and George Mason
Who are the Anti-Federalists
Washington warned against having permanent foreign alliances and the creation of political parties
What is Washington's Farewell Address
Florida, Texas, and California
What is New Spain ; land in North America claimed by Spain
Virginia House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What is Growth of Repesentatvie government
Acts put on the colonist as a result of the Boston Tea Party
What is the Intolerable (coercive) Acts
Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment
Policy forbidding Europeans from colonizing more land in North America
What is the Monroe Doctrine