Colonizing America
A small, fast ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese for exploration.
What is a caravel?
This conference in 1754 is remembered as the first time the American colonies considered joining together for common defense.
What is the Albany Conference?
The division of powers between a national government and state governments is a principle of this government system.
What is federalism?
The country that sold the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803.
What is France?
Powers given only by the constitution to the U.S. government
What is enumerated powers?
The name of the joint-stock company that formed Jamestown.
What is the Virginia Company?
This man is remembered as the first person killed during the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This group believed that the constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the states.
What are Anti-Federalists?
This president of the United States popularized the phrase "Era of Good Feelings".
Who is James Monroe?
The group of most senior appointed officials of the executive branch including the vice president and the heads of 15 executive departments.
What is the presidential cabinet?
This continent was not involved in the Triangular Trade.
What is Asia?
This revenue-raising act passed by the British Parliament in 1764 popularized the phrase "No taxation without representation".
What is the Sugar Act?
This branch of the United States government that contains both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Legislative branch?
A unifying pride in one's country.
What is nationalism?
Introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the preamble?
One of the leaders of the Great Awakening.
Who is Johnathon Edwards?
The site of the first battle of the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord?
This interpretation of the constitution gives Congress the flexibility to pass laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This northeastern state was admitted to the union as a result of the Missouri Compromise.
What is Maine?
Article that explains what powers are granted to Congress.
What is Article I of the Constitution?
Major reason for the European exploration of America.
The desire for a direct and profitable trade routes to Asia. Europe sought to bypass the expensive and dangerous overland routes through the Middle East. They were searching for a trade route by sailing West.
The significance of the Battle of Saratoga.
The American victory that convinced France to be an ally who would provide military and financial support. It also provided a morale boost to the patriots. The potential for American success was demonstrated and turned the tide of the war.
Slavery significantly impacted the Great Compromise in this way.
The southern states' large enslaved population gave it an interest in counting those individuals towards its population for representation. The northern states were opposed to this as the enslaved population couldn't vote or enjoy the rights of U.S. citizenship. The solution was to count three slaves for five white people.
Describe the two characteristics of Democratic Republicans.
Their advocacy for less government influence and agricultural values. The majority of the party's members are farmers and lower-class workers.
Marbury v. Madison
The case heard by the Supreme Court that determined precedence for judicial review. Judicial review means that the Supreme Court has the right to interpret if a law is constitutional. The Chief Justice was John Marshall