People
Who hoped to reach East Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic but had no idea that two American Continents were there to block the ships?
Christopher Columbus
What did colonists do to pressure Parliament?
boycott British goods
What are the ten constitutional amendments Congress approved in 1789?
The Bill of Rights
What are the three branches of government promoted by the Constitution?
executive, legislative, and judicial
On what ocean was the Middle Passage?
the Atlantic
Who signed the Magna Carta?
(Bonus points if you know the year it was signed)
King George, 1215
Colonists who admired the philosophy of Enlightenment wanted religion that was less ________ and more __________.
emotional, rational
Who wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
Thomas Jefferson
What did colonists reference when resisting the taxes enforced by the British Parliament?
The Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights
Ivory
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
What effects did the Portuguese mariners have in West Africa?
expanded slave trade
What was the name of the moral framework adopted by the colonists at Plymouth in 1620?
What river divided Spanish and British colonies during the American Revolution?
the Mississippi River
In 1753 What country owned most of western America?
Spain
In order to trade, who did the Portuguese need to cooperate with?
West African Kings
Where in the Americas did the French establish territories?
Canada, along the coast of Nova Scotia
What rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the federal government?
Shay's Rebellion
Why was amending the Articles almost impossible?
Because all 13 states had to endorse any change
Scientists believe that people during the ice age crossed what land bridge to get to the Americas?
the Bering Strait
Who were the Loyalists?
colonists who refused to honor boycotts against taxes. they preferred to honor Parliament and the king. they feared resistance would lead to war.
What was the name of the series of letters written by James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and John Jays?
The Federalists Papers
What required Parliament to meet regularly and stated that the monarch could not raise taxes or build an army without Parliament's consent?
The English Bill of Rights
What group of people objected the Constitution because they thought it gave the national government far too much power at the expense of the states?
Antifederalists
What explorer is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci