Colonial Period
As the European population in North America increased, the Native American population...
Decreased
1776
Which document was the United States' first plan for government?
Hint: States had more power than the Federal government
Articles of Confederation
In the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. gained full control of the Mississippi River and this port city to transport produce cheaper, easier, and faster.
New Orleans
The invention of which tool grew the South's production of cotton (which led to an increase in slavery)
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
'Mother Country' of the 13 American Colonies
Great Britain
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to help sway public opinion toward supporting independence from Great Britain
Common Sense
Baron de Montesquieu (an enlightenment thinker) believed in the Separation of Powers. Our Founding Fathers agreed. List the three branches of the U.S. government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
In the Missouri Compromise (1820), Missouri was only allowed to enter the union as a slave state if which other state entered as a free state?
Maine
Abraham Lincoln used this 272-word speech to commemorate a battlefield and set his vision for the future of America.
Gettysburg Address
"Warm climate, fertile soil, primarily agricultural."
Which of the three Colonial regions is being described?
Southern Colonies
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Which document is this quote from?
The Declaration of Independence
Federalists and Anti-Federalists debated whether or not the Constitution did enough to protect individual rights from the new government. Some states refused to even ratify the new Constitution because of it--fearing abuse.
What resulted from this debate?
The Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)
Andrew Jackson helped pass the Indian Removal Act, which eventually led to what event.
It forcibly moved 100,000 Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River. 15,000 of them died.
The Trail of Tears
Which "Reconstruction Amendment" abolished slavery nationwide?
The 13th Amendment
The Mother Country left the 13 colonies alone to self-govern under this policy... as long as the colonies were making money, anyway...
Salutary Neglect
You're invited. How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Tea Act on December 16, 1773?
It cost the British about $1 million.
Boston Tea Party (dumping $1 million worth of British tea in the Boston Harbor)
This 1823 U.S. policy asserted that the Western Hemisphere was closed to new European colonization and warned that any attempt to interfere with newly independent nations would be viewed as a threat to the United States.
The Monroe Doctrine
California wants to be a 'free state,' which will once again disrupt the balance in Congress. Which new compromise will be drafted to address the conflict?
The Compromise of 1850
Which "Reconstruction Amendment" granted citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law?
The 14th Amendment
Economic system in which colonies provided raw materials to the Mother Country, and then forced to buy the finished goods at high prices
Mercantilism
War is expensive. Which conflict caused Great Britain to raise taxes on the colonies to help pay for its debts?
French and Indian War
The principle of Judicial Review was established by which 1803 Supreme Court case?
Marbury v. Madison
The Elastic Clause says the federal government can make all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out the tasks listed in the Constitution.
What "powers" come from this clause?
Hint: Hamilton used these powers to create the National Bank. Jefferson? He used it to buy the Louisiana Purchase
Implied Powers
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not U.S. citizens and that Congress lacked the power to ban slavery in the territories.
Dred Scott v. Sandford