The American Colonies
Name three "cash crops" in the Southern Colonies.
Cotton, Indigo, Tabacoo
What philosopher is asoiciated with Enlightenment ideas used in colonies?
Jhon Locke
Under the Articals of Confederation, what was each states power in congress was based on?
1 vote per state
Who was the first American Indian guide for Lewis and Clark's expedition to explore the Louisiana purchase?
Sacajawea
What was Grants impact on the civil war?
General for the union army.
When were the first Africans brought against their will to Jamestown?
1619
What act limited colonists' westward movment past the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclomation of 1763
How long is the term of a U.S. Senator?
6 years
The XYZ Affair which resulted in the United States refusing to pay bribes demanded by the french government occoured under which president of the united states?
Jhon Adams
What was the impact of new technology on the civil war?
The war became increasingly deadly.
What was the most significant factor that caused the widespread death of native Americans after contact with Europeans?
Disease
What was the name of law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay higher prices for goods by requiring them to have the approval of the government?
Stamp Act
How long does the president of the United States need to have been a U.S. citezen?
Since birth
Alaxender Hamilton
What was lincolns postion on slavery in 1858?
Slavery should not spread because it is moraly and politrically wrong.
What was the name given to the first representiative government of the jamestown colony?
House of Burgesses
What was the name of radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?
Son of liberty
If the president neither signs nor returns a bill to congress during the time allowed what happens to the bill?
It becomes law
Which canidate did Jho Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial electionof 1824?
Andrew Jackson
What was the topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debate?
Slavery in the territories.
What poreacher during the Great Awakening gave the " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Sermon?
Jonathan Edwards
Which law passed by Parliament led to famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and commited acts of vandalism and destruction?
Tea Act
How many states did the constitution need to be ratified to becoe the law of the land?
9 States
Why were some Native American peoples in the Southeast called "the five civilized tribes"?
Adopted aspects of European culture
What is the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union known as?
Secession