Colonial America
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe haven for Catholics.
What is Maryland?
This stated that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This framework of government was adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 and is the first constitution of the U.S.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This land acquisition doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This group of people were the first anti-slavery group.
Who are the Quakers?
This colonial region had rocky soil, cold climate, and made money through trade and fishing.
What is New England?
The British Parliament's response to the Boston Tea Party. These laws included closing the Boston Harbor, reinstating the quartering act, stopping colonial legislatures from meeting, and allowing British soldiers to be tried overseas.
What are the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
Written by James Madison and added to the Constitution because anti-federalist feared their individual rights were not explicitly protected under the new constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Impressment of U.S. sailors, trade interference, British providing arms to Native Americans, and war hawks all led to this event.
What is the War of 1812?
This person is considered the "father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
This economic system required the colonies to provide raw materials to the mother country and was enforced by the Navigation Acts.
What is mercantilism?
British General Burgoyne surrendered to American General Gates in upstate New York in what is considered the turning point of the Revolution.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
This directly conflicted with "all men are created equal" and determined how enslaved persons would be counted for both direct taxation and population.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
This diplomatic crisis occurred when French agents demanded bribes from U.S. diplomats sparking outrage in America, fueled anti-French sentiment, and led to the Quasi-War.
What is the XYZ Affair?
A French officer who came to America to help fight against the British and was able to convince France to help.
Who is Marquis de LaFayette?
The unofficial British policy of loosely enforcing laws in the colonies led to the development of self government.
What is salutary neglect?
This was the final attempt by the American colonists to avoid war and reconcile with Great Britain. King George rejected it.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Included in the Constitution to ensure co-equal branches of government had their own distinct jobs.
What is separation of powers?
Establish a national bank, assume state debts, enact protective tariffs, and pass a federal excise tax on distilled spirits were all part of this.
What is Hamilton's Financial Plan?
This person witnessed the Battle of Ft. McHenry while waiting to negotiate the freedom of a lawyer. He later wrote a poem about what he saw and eventually it was set to music and became our national anthem.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
This is the first English attempt at settling in the new world. It was not successful.
What is Roanoke?
This siege was a decisive American victory in Virginia, due to the information shared by spy James Armistead informing Washington and Lafayette about the approaching British reinforcements. General Cornwallis surrendered on October 18, 1781 making this the last battle of the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This proposal by Roger Sherman, settle the debate on how states would be represented in the new government.
What is the Great Compromise?
This man made development created a fast, cheap water route from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes turning NYC into a global port, spurred city growth along the route, and connected Midwest farmers to Eastern markets.
What is the Erie Canal?
The first naval commander; won the most famous sea battle during American Revolution and said "I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?