Colonial Regions
This region had shipbuilding, trade, and small farms because of rocky soil and natural harbors.
What is New England?
This event was used as propaganda by colonists to increase anger at the British after 5 colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The first American government failed partly because it could not do this essential job.
Collect taxes
This deal doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase
This famous canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal
Colonial economies developed differently because this factor affected what crops could grow.
What is geography/climate?
"No taxation without representation” was a major response to this 1765 tax on printed goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
Shays’ Rebellion showed this government was too weak.
The Articles of Confederation
Jefferson wanted New Orleans because it controlled this important economic resource.
What is the Mississippi River/Port for trade?
The Erie Canal helped this city grow into a major trade center.
What is New York City?
These colonies were known for wheat, livestock, and major port cities like New York.
What are the Middle Colonies?
This author argued it was absurd for a small island to rule a large continent.
Who was Thomas Paine?
This event directly led to the Constitutional Convention.
Shays Rebellion
The Monroe Doctrine warned this group not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
What are European nations?
The Erie Canal directly encouraged settlement in this region.
What is the Midwest?
Large plantations growing tobacco, rice, and indigo led this region to depend heavily on enslaved labor.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This document declares that governments receive power from the consent of the governed.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Delegates compromised by allowing this practice to continue until 1808.
The slave trade
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore this newly acquired land
The Louisiana Territory
Governor DeWitt Clinton believed this project would prevent the “dismemberment” of the U.S.
What is the Erie Canal?
According to historians, this region had the most complex merchant communities and urban centers like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
What are the Northern Colonies?
Patrick Henry argued that only representatives chosen by colonists should have this power.
The power to tax.
George Mason argued slavery brought the “judgment of heaven.” Oliver Ellsworth argued the states should decide. This debate was about what?
What is including or banning the slave trade in the Constitution?
Jefferson believed France holding New Orleans was a threat because controlling it meant this
What is controlling the trade of U.S. farmers?
The Erie Canal increased this type of trade between farmers in the West and markets in the East.
What is inland/interstate trade?