The 13 Colonies
What country prioritized in selling fur in the 13 colonies? Spain, England, or France?
France
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
The treaty of Paris
What was the name of America's first Constitution? It failed
The Articles of Confederation
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What invention increased the demand for slavery in the US?
Which Colony was created in 1620 by Puritans escaping England in search of religious freedom?
Plymouth
What was the name of the event in which Colonist protested taxation without representation by dumping British tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Where was the majority of factories and industrialization in the US?
What was the name of America's first Colony and why was it established?
Jamestown was founded for economic profit
What was the purpose of the declaration of Independence?
To declare independence from England and send a list of colonial grievances to the king
What is the name of the document that includes the 10 amendments and is intended to protect individual rights?
The Bill of Rights
What 2 warnings did Washington give during his Farwell address
1) no political parties
2) no permeant foreign alliances
What is Manifest destiny?
The belief that American settlers are entitled to move west due to their god given rights
New England colonies made money by shipbuilding and fishing while the southern colonies farmed
How did the French and Indian War economically effect Britain and the Colonist?
It but Britain into debt which made them tax the colonist to pay for this debt
Name at least 5 amendments from the Bill of Rights
1- Freedom of speech, religion, press, and protest
2- right to bare arms
3-no quartering
4-no illegal search and seizure
5-right to remain silent
6-right to a fair and speedy trial
7-right to a trial by jury
8-no cruel or unusual punishment
9-protects rights not listed in the constitution
10-federal and state government share power
What was the name of the document by James Monroe that declared the US free from European Colonization?
The Monroe Doctrine
Name 3 of the reform movements we have learned in class
Temperance, abolition, women's rights, prison/mental health/ education
What was the first social contract written in the 13 colonies?
The Mayflower compact
First: Lexington and Concord
Last: Yorktown
What is the name of the principle of government that describes how Federal and State government share power?
Federalism
Who was president during the Trail of tears/ Indian removal act?
Andrew Jackson
How did the war of 1812 effect industrialization in the US?
it stopped trade with England and force the US to industrialize themselves