Age of Exploration
The main reasons the early explorers came to America. (3 G's)
God, Gold, Glory
What was the first attempted English colony? It is known as "The lost colony" because the entire colony and its people vanished.
Roanoke
This general led the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. president.
George Washington
What was the first U.S Government? (Before the Constitution)
The Articles of Confederation
The War of 1812 was fought between the U.S and which country?
Great Britain
This explorer sailed for Spain in 1492 and reached the Americas
Christopher Columbus
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
Jamestown
This patriot warned colonists that the British were coming
Paul Revere
What was the biggest issue with America's first government?
It made the central government too weak
Francis Scott Key wrote this poem during the War of 1812 that would become our National Anthem
The Star Spangled Banner
Many Native Americans died because they lacked immunity to these.
European diseases
The exchange of goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was called this.
The Triangular Trade
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged colonists to seek independence.
Common Sense
This compromise counted three-fifths of each state's slave population toward that state's total population
The Three- Fifths Compromise
What word describes the policy of kidnapping and forcing American sailors to join the opposing Navy?
Impressment
Europeans explored to find new routes to this continent and accidentally sailed to the Americas instead.
Asia
This famous document established self-government aboard the Mayflower.
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence listed complaints against this British king.
King George III
How did the Constitution prevent one branch of government from being too powerful?
Checks and Balances
Loyalty to a particular region or section of the country, rather than the country as a whole.
Sectionalism
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds was called this.
The Columbian Exchange
This economic system emphasized that colonies existed to benefit the mother country and emphasized trade.
Mercantilism
Patriots often belonged to this organization that protested British policies.
The Sons of Liberty
Which compromise took pieces of both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan and created the Senate for equal representation and the House of Representatives based on population?
The Great Compromise (Or the Connecticut Compromise)
Which city or territory was invaded and burned down during the War of 1812 and later rebuilt?
Washington D.C