Early American Government
This man was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was unanimously chosen as the first president of the U.S. in 1789.
George Washington
He created the cabinet, establishing a precedent that every other president has followed
Who is George Washington
This country helped the Colonists during the Revolution?
What is France?
This is why the pilgrims came to America?
What is Religious Freedom
This event clearly showed that the Articles of Confederation were so weak that they needed to be replaced?
What is Shays' Rebellion
This term refers to a system where the Federal government has more power than state governments.
What is federalism
This president was known as Old Hickory and fought The Battle of New Orleans
Who was Andrew Jackson?
The signing of this document signaled a shift in the goal of the war from the colonies regaining self-rule to complete independence from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This region developed plantations due to its fertile land and long growing seasons?
What is the South?
This system in the Constitution is an attempt to keep the government in control of itself?
What are Checks and Balances?
This document was considered too weak because it granted more power to the states than to the national government. The Constitutional Convention (1787) was organized to fix the problems associated with this document
What is the Articles of Confederation
This President is also known as the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
This act actually actually lowered the cost for colonists, but they threw the stuff in Boston Harbor anyway because they didn't like any law being passed by Parliament without representation.
What is the Tea Act?
These are the major cash crops in the Southern Colonies (name 2)
What are cotton, sugar, tobacco, rice, indigo
the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution to appease these people who felt the new government had too much power.
Who are anti-federalists?
This term refers to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, to guarantee specific rights and freedoms to the American people and to reserve some powers to the states.
What is the Bill of Rights
Vetoed the National Bank
Who is Andrew Jackson
The Declaration of Independence says all men have the right to these three things
What is life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
This was the first attempt at self-government in the English colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Connecticut's own Roger Sherman saved the Constitutional Convention by creating this that satisfied Southern States and Northern states
What is the Great Compromise?
This event showed that the new national government had the ability to put down violent resistance to its laws. During this event, George Washington himself appeared to demonstrate the power of the new national government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
Louisiana Purchase
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This ended the Revolutionary War and established America as an independent country
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This colony was founded as a refuge for Quakers
What is Pennsylvania/
These are the three branches of government
What are Judicial, Legislative and Executive?