Colonial
Which cash crop saved Jamestown
Tobacco
Why did Britain tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?
To help pay for costs incurred by the war
The Articles of Confederation were trashed and the Constitution written and adopted at the
a. First Continental Congress
b. Second Continental Congress
c. Constitutional Convention
c.
California and Texas became states after their independence from ____________
Mexico
__________________ Democracy
Jeffersonian
Who founded a colony as a refuge for Quakers and promoted non-violence and religious tolerance?
William Penn
Which Colonial battle victory convinced the French to send aid to the Patriots?
Saratoga
The Navigation Acts were passed by British Parliament to limit
a. travel between the Old and New World
b. control colonial trade with other nations
c. tax the tea coming into the colonies
B
49ers , in reference to the massive movement westward in 1849, were seeking ___________
Gold
He warned America about having political parties in the future
Washington
Many indentured servants came to the colonies as part of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ System
headwright
Where did the Patriots spend a challenging winter that would have led to more desertion if it werent for the leadership of Washington?
Valley Forge
Complete this rally cry of the colonists:
"No ____________________________________"
No taxation without representation
The first transcontinental railroad was "married" at what location
Promontory Point, Utah
The Age of ______________
Jackson
The first written constitution in North America was entitled
The Mayflower Compact
a protective tariff to pay for a road connecting the North and West. This is one cause of which war?
The Civil War
The first Representative Assembly in North America was the
House of Burgesses
Which pair was commissioned to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase Territory?
Lewis and Clark
He led the Union to victory and later became a President
Grant
List 2 people who were banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anna Hutchinson
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Which war was fought against the French in 1812 and began with the impressment of US merchant sailors.
War of 1812
Why was the first shot of the Am Rev called the "shot heard round the world"?
It motivated other nations living under oppression to rebel against their unjust governments as well.
Which of the following is NOT a US territory/state?
a. Alaska
b. Guam
c. Puerto Rico
d. Cuba
d. Cuba
President during the War of 1812, they called the war
"Mr _____________'s Little War"
Madison