Early Colonization
What was the first successful colony?
Jamestown, Virginia
What years did the French & Indian war occur?
1754-1763
What war occurred after the establishment of American independence?
The American Revolutionary War
What was the cotton gin used for?
It was used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds quickly
Who was Andrew Jackson’s Vice President?
John C. Calhoun.
How did the initial native settlements start?
temperature and land bridges caused more settlement, as the bridges melt, people just stay.
What was the initial motivation for the French & Indian War?
The Native Americans were fighting for their land after the French claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley.
Who was the Declaration of Independence written to?
King George III of England.
What system of transportation opened up trade between eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products via steamboats?
Canals
What was the Basis Of Jackson’s Campaign?
Populist appeal.
The group of religious settlers that wanted to purify the church of England.
The Puritans
Why did the French and Indian War effect the US.
The economic downfall of the British to be repaid by the colonies.
What war helped unify the nation and start the Era of good feelings?
War of 1812.
Besides economic growth, what lasting effect did railroads have?
Contributed to westward expansion and population growth in the cities.
What event was represented with politicians' heads on a snake-like monster?
The support of the National Bank.
These were large production Cash Crop farms that resembled European Feudalism. Instead of landlocked serfs, these farms had African slaves.
Plantations
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
What year was the Constitution ratified?
1788.
Factories were able to spread throughout the midwest and west due to what technology that allowed them to be independent of waterfalls and rivers.
Steam Power?
Why did Andrew Jackson oppose the National Bank?
Andrew Jackson believed that it only supported the wealthy rather than the common man.
The first form of representative government in the colonies. Elected officials of Jamestown formed this legislative body.
The house of burgesses.
What do we call the Iroquois organization that traded with the British and the French?
The Iroquois Confederacy.
Who surrendered to George Washington at the battle of Yorktown and fought to end the war for independence?
General Cornwallis.
What major canal was completed in 1825 that connected New York with the Midwest?
The Erie Canal.
Why was the Whig Party created?
The party was established to oppose Jackson's democratic party to make an official grouping of national republicans.