Indigenous Peoples and Early European Exploration
Which disease brought by European explorers had the most devastating impact on indigenous populations in the Americas?
Smallpox
The colonial region that had an agriculture-based economy and was known as America's "breadbasket"
The Middle Colonies
These two battles were significant since they marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
The controversial acts passed by John Adams that increased requirements for U.S. citizenship, allowed the president to deport illegal aliens, and criminalized making false statements that criticized the U.S. government.
Alien and Sedition Acts
The event that was a result of the Indian Removal Act, in which Natives had to move west to make space for American settlers
The Trail of Tears
The transfer of plants, animals, culture, and technology between the Americas and the Old World was called...
The Columbian Exchange
The ______ was a meeting in Philadelphia in which representatives from the thirteen colonies met to discuss the tensions with Britain.
Continental Congress
Which nation provided support (including a navy) to the colonies during the Revolutionary War?
France
(but also Spain and Dutch Republic)
An uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest against a tax on alcohol was the...
Whiskey Rebellion
The anti-slavery movement that grew during the 1800s is called...
Abolitionism
What was the system of transatlantic trade involving the colonies, Europe, and Africa called?
Triangular Trade
Which act required colonists to house British troops?
Quartering Act
The initial constitution of the United States that was weak and largely ineffective was known as...
The Articles of Confederation
The conflict between the US and the British due to trade, expansion, and impressment of sailors in the early 19th century is called...
War of 1812
The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable is called...
Manifest Destiny
What were the "three G's" (motivations) for European settlers to come to the New World?
Glory, God, Gold
A series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies primarily during the 1730s and 1740s
The First Great Awakening
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
The political party called the _______ died out in the "Era of Good Feelings", leaving the ________ political party as the main group.
Federalists ; Democratic-Republicans
The Mexican-American War was fought in the years...
1846-1848
A system in Spanish colonies where indigenous people (Native Americans) were forced to work for the Spanish and convert to Christianity.
Encomienda system
An event in which British soldiers fired into a crowd in Massachussetts, causing increased dislike for the British and led to the American Revolution
Boston Massacre
What was a key concern of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new Constitution?
The central/federal government becoming too powerful
What are the three things Washington warned against/emphasized in his farewell address?
Warned against political parties and foreign alliances, emphasized national unity
The town in which gold was first found in California was called...
Sutter's Mill