Unit 1
What countries had influence in North America in the early 1700's?
Britain, France, and Spain
What is the concept of Custom Duties
Taxes on imports
How was each state represented in the articles of Confederation.
Each had one vote
what president bought the Louisiana territory
John Adams
How did americans in the 1840 justify manifest destiny
Americans are gods chosen people
What state had the most slaves?
South Carolina
Who is remembered for his engraving of the Boston massacre
Paul Revere
The phrase "Rule by the people" is associated with what term.
Popular Sovereignty
who made the star spangled banner
Francis Scott Key
Two causes of the Mexican American war
Slavery in Texas, the borders
How did debt from the French and Indian war impact the daily lives of the colonists?
British taxed everyday items
who was the primary author of the declaration of independence?
John Adams
which state was not admitted to the union per the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Virginia
Who was remembered for the era of good fealings
James Monroe
What are the devine providence and Manifest Destiny
Americans are gods chosen people, they are connected through justification
what were the colonists taxed?
Indigo, paper, and food
The last battle of the revolutionary war
Battle of Yorktown.
what was not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
A strong national Gov
What was the ratio of slave states to free states in 1819
50/50
How did the preemption act of 1830 encourage westward expansion
Provided cheap land
List and describe examples of items that the British Palement began taxing following the French and Indian war.
British started to tax everyday items like food, indigo, and paper. This angered the colonists as they had no say in it. They would create the phrase, "No taxation without representation" as they were very displeased
List and describe two powers that both the federal overnment and individual states hold. How does this reflect federalism
There are many powers that the state and federal governments have, but there are two that they share. They share taxes, like the state and federal taxes that you have to pay seperatly. Secondly they share elections, like when the state elections and government elections.
List and describe two characteristics of Democratic Rebublicans.
Democratic Republicans were the opposite of the Federalists who wanted a strong government. Democratic Republicans wanted people to have land and live out in the country. They also wanted to keep ties with France as they helped win the war.
what is the image of the angel called
American Progress