Unit One
What were the three main European countries coming to explore the New World?
England, France, and Spain
What was the name of the tax on all paper goods?
The Stamp Act
What was the name of the first document plan to govern the newly formed America?
Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the deal made by Thomas Jefferson in 1903 to double the size of the United States for $15 million?
Louisiana Purchase
What political party did Andrew Jackson establish?
Democrats
What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Duoble your points if you can also tell me the year it was esablished
Jamestown
1607
What are the inalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What was the name of the agreement to establish a bi-cameral legislature?
The Great Compromise
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Double the points if you can tell me the Chief Justice at the time
John Marshall
What number president was Andrew Jackson?
7th
What religious group settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
What was the turning point of the American Revolution when France decided to join Americans in fighting the British?
The Battle of Saratoga
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
What were the first two political parties?
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
Andrew Jackson was often seen as ....?
The common man
Who was the founder of Connecticut? He left Massachusetts for religious reasons, feeling that the ability to vote should not be tied to church membership.
Thomas Hooker
What was the name of the document that prohibited American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Name the plan of the pathway to statehood under the AOC.
Northwest Ordinance
Name the first seven Presidents in order
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
The corrupt bargain was a deal between which two figures?
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What was the document signed by pilgrims when they realized they would not land in Virginia, realizing they needed their own form of self-government?
The Mayflower Compact
What grievance in the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the third amendement?
Having to quarter troops
Name the seven principles of government
Federalism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
What was the biggest change coming out of the War of 1812?
America began manufacturing
What was the name of the issue when South Carolina decided they would no longer pay the tariffs established by the federal government?
Nullification Crisis