Exploration & Colonization
What year was Jamestown founded?
What year was Plymouth founded?
1607
1620
Name the 5 colonies in the Southern Colonies region.
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
The colonists listed out their grievances in the ...
Declaration of Independence
What was our 1st government after winning our independence?
Articles of Confederation
What were George Washington's 2 warnings in his farewell speech?
Stay neutral/no alliances and no political parties
The Mayflower Compact was important because it was the first...
social contract self government based on majority rule in the New World
What is the Middle Colonies also called? Why?
Bread Basket, because they grew a lot of grains
What was the Quartering Act?
colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to live in their homes and provide them living necessities
What are our 3 unalienable rights?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What political party did Thomas Jefferson lead?
What political party did Alexander Hamilton lead?
Democratic Republicans, Federalists
Why did many people want to come colonize the New World?
God, gold, glory - spreading religion, escaping persecution, gaining wealth, fresh start, expanding empires, more land = more power
What was the economy of the New England colonies like?
Trade, lumber & shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, small subsistence farming
Why did the British start taxing the colonies so much?
to pay off debt from the French and Indian War
What were the main beliefs of the Anti-Federalists? Give 2 examples.
strong state government, wanted a bill of rights added to Constitution, feared strong national government would turn into tyranny again
List the 1st 5 presidents in order.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
Explain the story of the Roanoke colony.
Which colony did the Quakers settle in?
What did they believe?
Pennsylvania - equality, anti slavery, anti violence
What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Why was it such a big deal?
Saratoga, American victory convinced France to become the colonies' ally
What are checks and balances?
Give 2 examples.
What was the impact of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?
Why did so many people search for the Northwest Passage?
They were looking for a shorter water route to trade markets in Asia...they never found it though/it doesn't exist because of ice and islands in northern Canada.
The Southern Colonies climate & natural resources affected their economy because...
hot long growing seasons and rich fertile soil allowed for cash crops on plantations
Explain how mercantilism and salutary neglect led to the American Revolution after the French and Indian War.
Mercantilism - mother country is only way colonies can trade/send raw materials for them to manufacture and sell. Led to smuggling.
Salutary neglect - GB not strictly enforcing laws and policies
Explain the Great Compromise.
Combo of New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan to create a bicameral legislative branch - HOR based on population, Senate equal representation
Explain the Monroe Doctrine.
Isolate western hemisphere - no more European colonization