American Colonies
Virginia
What battle ended the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
A tariff is a tax on...
Imported goods
What court case established the term "Judicial Review"?
Marbury v. Madison
What is an example of a cash crop?
Tobacco
In what state did the Salem Witch Trial occur?
Massachusetts
When was the Declaration of Independence signed into law? (I will accept 2 answers)
During the Second Continental Congress Meeting
July 4th, 1776
Name 2 people who considered themselves Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
John Adams
Name 2 Native American tribes who experienced the Trail of Tears
Choctaw
Chicksaw
Cheerokee
Creek
Seminole
Who was King Philips War fought between?
Native Americans and Puritans
What act relaxed the enforcement of trading regulations in the colonies?
Salutary Neglect
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Name 2 peoplw who considered themselves Anti-Federalists
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
In what state did the Oregon Trail start?
Missouri
What is the difference between the Middle Passage and the Triangular Trade System?
Middle Passage was the journey enslaved people endoured from Africa to the Americas.
Triangular Trade was an exchange of goods between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
What was Enlightenment?
Movement dedicated to logic and reasoning
What was the Winter at Valley Forge?
Camp in Pennsylvania for the US Army where they suffered great loss
What does the 9th Amendment protect?
All rights not explicitly stated (belong to the people not the government)
What was the main prupose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Neutrality
What ammendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the US" including formerly enslaved people?
14th Amendment
Why was the Glorious Revolution significant?
It shifted power from one person to multiple people
When did Washington cross the Delaware?
December 25, 1776
What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A law establishing a plan for surveying western lands
Why did Northeners fear the annexation of Texas?
Because they did not want slavery to expand
Who created the telegraph?
Samuel B. Morse