Before European Contact
This Native American confederacy, located in the Eastern Woodlands, was known for its advanced political structure and influence in the region.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
This European country focused on spreading Christianity and exploiting Native American labor through systems like encomienda in the Americas.
What is Spain?
This New England colony was founded for religious reasons, with Puritans establishing a society based on strict religious principles.
What is Massachusetts?
This conflict between Britain and France (1754-1763) set the stage for increased British debt and colonial dissatisfaction.
What is the French and Indian War?
This document, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Articles of Confederation created this type of government.
What is a weak central government?
This rule for the presidency was established by George Washington and has been followed ever since.
What is the two-term precedent?
This land acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
These tribes, such as the Sioux and Cheyenne, were known for their nomadic lifestyle and reliance on this animal for food, clothing, and tools.
What is the buffalo?
The French colonized North America primarily for this industry, establishing settlements along the Mississippi River and in Canada.
What is the fur trade?
The Middle Colonies were known for their fertile soil, which supported the production of this staple crop, often referred to as the “breadbasket” of the colonies.
What is wheat?
This act, along with others like the Stamp Act, was part of the British taxation policies that led to colonial protests.
What is the Tea Act?
This battle in 1777 was a turning point in the war, as it led to French support for the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This 1787 meeting was held to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead resulted in the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned the nation against these two threats.
What are political parties and foreign alliances?
Thomas Jefferson’s presidency was marked by a focus on these ideals.
What are agrarian ideals and reduced government size?
The Pueblo people of the Southwest built these types of homes out of adobe and practiced innovative techniques like this to farm in arid conditions.
What are adobe dwellings and irrigation?
This English colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America, which struggled until it began farming this crop.
What is tobacco?
This region of the Thirteen Colonies had a plantation economy, producing crops like tobacco and relying heavily on enslaved labor.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This 1773 event involved a protest against the Tea Act, where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This was the final major battle of the American Revolution, where British General Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French forces.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The disagreement over how to count enslaved people for representation was resolved by this compromise.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This financial institution was created by Alexander Hamilton to stabilize the U.S. economy.
What is the Bank of the United States?
This act, passed by Jefferson in 1807, restricted trade with Britain and France but had a negative impact on the U.S. economy.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
The Southeastern tribes, like the Cherokee and Creek, were known for establishing permanent villages and relying on this economic activity.
What is agriculture?
The Pilgrims settled in this colony in 1620 seeking religious freedom and developed a cooperative relationship with the Native Americans.
What is Plymouth Colony?
This system, in which colonies existed to benefit the mother country, guided the economic practices of the colonies.
What is mercantilism?
This early battle marked the beginning of the armed conflict between Britain and the American colonies.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This European nation provided essential military and financial aid to the American Revolution, including naval support at Yorktown.
What is France?
The Great Compromise led to the creation of this type of legislature..
What is a bicameral legislature? or 2 house system
Hamilton’s plan to assume state debts was opposed by this future president, who favored states' rights.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This landmark 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, strengthening the judiciary’s role.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This term describes the system of trade and alliances among Native American tribes, essential for survival and cultural development.
What is trade and cooperation?
This type of colonial economy was based on cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton, which relied heavily on this type of labor.
What is enslaved labor?
The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it was the first example of this type of government structure in the colonies.
What is representative government?
This group, formed in 1774, was responsible for organizing colonial resistance against British policies.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolution and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
These were the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing individual freedoms such as speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This political party, led by Hamilton, favored a strong central government and the promotion of industrial growth.
What is the Federalist Party?
This conflict (1812-1815) was caused by British impressment of American sailors and trade restrictions, among other factors.
What is the War of 1812?
In the Eastern Woodlands, this geographic feature was crucial for trade and transportation for the Native American tribes.
What are rivers?
Conflicts, such as King Philip’s War, were battles between Native Americans and colonists over?
land and resources.
The Pequot War and King Philip’s War were examples of these types of conflicts, which often arose over land disputes.
What are violent clashes or wars?
The colonies' slogan, “No taxation without representation,” was a direct protest against these kinds of laws imposed by Britain.
What are taxes?
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine in 1776, inspired colonists to support independence from Britain
What is Common Sense?
This system, established by the Constitution, divides power between the national government and the states.
What is federalism?
This president’s administration faced challenges like the XYZ Affair, which caused tensions with France.
Who is John Adams?
This treaty ended the War of 1812 but resolved few of the underlying issues, leading to the decline of the Federalist Party.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?