REBEL REBEL
This riot, that occurred in 1770, in response to British taxation policy galvanized the anti-British sentiment among the American colonists.
What is The Boston Massacre
Appointed by president John Adams in 1801, This chief justice of the Supreme Court was prone to very loose interpretations of the Constitution. He established ideas such as Judicial Review
Who is John Marshall
This Compromise resulted in a bicameral Congress
What is the Great Compromise
Despite my rhetoric about the importance of a small federal government, I made a very large purchase from France in 1803
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This is settlement was the first permanent British Settlement in North America
This rebellion (which shares a name with a particular breakfast food) occurred from 1675-1676 when western farmers and former indentured servants rose up against Virginia's government
What is Bacon's Rebellion
The branch of the American Government is the only one that allow for life-long appointments
What is the Judicial Branch
This compromise resulted in slaves being counted as a fraction of citizen
What is the 3/5ths compromise
The feelings may have good during my presidency but that doesn't mean that I want Europe to re-gain power in the Western Hemisphere
Who is James Monroe
Aboard the Arabella, the Puritan leader promised that his new settlement in Massachusetts Bay would be a
"a shining city on hill"
Who is John Winthrop
This uprising that took place from 1791-1794 in response to an excise tax imposed by Alexander Hamilton, enabled George Washington to demonstrate the strength of the federal government
The Whiskey Rebellion
The supreme court case established judicial review in 1803
What is Marbury v. Madison
The deal brokered between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams resulted in Adams becoming the 6th president of the United States.
I may have been an advocate for the bill of rights, but that doesn't mean that I would let those pesky Democratic-Republicans say whatever they want about me. That's why I passed the sedition act in 1798
Who is John Adams
This 1675-76 Conflict between Native populations and New Englanders was particularly brutal. It has been called one the most devastating conflicts in American history. It finally came to an end on the death of Metacom, the Native's leader.
What is King Phillip's War
When Revolutionary War veterans are deep in debt and rise up in rebellion , as they did in 1786, it is perhaps time to re-think federal policy. This rebellion prompted a re-considering of the Articles of Confederation
What is Shay's Rebellion
In Muculloch vs. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that institution (which was Alexander Hamilton's brain child) was constitutional
What is The Bank of the United States
This is another compromise engineered by Henry Clay in 1820:Among the stipulations was Maine entered as a free state, and the 36’30” line was established as the dividing line regarding slavery for the remainder of the Louisiana Territory
What is the Missouri Compromise of 1820
My friend and collaborator Thomas Jefferson left a bit of an economic mess on my hands with the Embargo of 1807. I tried to clean it up with the Non-Intercourse Act, but that didn't work out quite as planned either.
Good thing my wife is on her feet, otherwise we'd be short a few national treasures.
Who is James Madison
This was a military alliance between the New England colonies of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven and Massachusetts Bay in the 17th century. The alliance was formed in 1643 to provide joint military support against attacks by Native-Americans, the French and the Dutch.
What is the New England Confederation
This was the largest slave revolt in the British colonies. On September 9, 1739, a group of about 20 South Carolina slaves assembled and marched to a firearms store. There, they killed the shopkeepers and armed themselves. Their intention was to escape to Spanish-controlled Florida, where it was rumored they would be granted freedom and lands.
What is the Stono Rebellion
In 1830's Worcester v. Georgia John Marshal ruled that this nation of Indians should be dealt with by the Federal not state government
What is the Cherokee nation
In yet another compromise brokered by Henry Clay, This compromise ended a 1833 conflict with between the federal government and South Carolina by reducing the tariff rates over an 8 year period.
What is the name of the crisis that Clay resolved?
What is the Nullification crisis
I am not just a legacy child...Don't judge me on my presidential dad. Before my own stint as president I served as Madison's secretary of state and negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, bringing an end to the War of 1812
This person, who was the founder of Connecticut, gave a sermon that inspired the political framework of the colony. Among the ideas that he espoused were giving more (white, Christian) men more voting rights than they had in Massachusetts and allowed more men to run for office.
Who is Thomas Hooker