Colonial America
This colonial region had rocky soil and focused on shipbuilding and trade.
What is New England?
The war between Britain and France that set the stage for colonial taxes
What is the French and Indian War?
The first written plan of U.S. government
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington
This 1803 case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This economic policy said colonies existed to benefit the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
This 1770 event was used as anti-British propaganda after British soldiers killed 5 colonists
What is the Boston Massacre?
This 1787 event exposed the weakness of the Articles
Shays’ Rebellion
He was the second president and faced the XYZ Affair
Who is John Adams?
This 1819 case ruled that states cannot tax the federal government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1676 rebellion in Virginia showed tensions between poor farmers and elites.
What is Bacon’s Rebellion?
This 1777 battle was the turning point of the war and led to a French alliance
What is the Battle of Saratoga
These essays supported ratifying the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
This rebellion in 1794 proved the new government could enforce its laws
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This case said the federal government has power over interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
This was the first representative assembly in the American colonies.
What is the House of Burgesses?
This 1776 pamphlet convinced many colonists to support independence
What is Common Sense?
These are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
This address warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
What is Washington’s Farewell Address?
This case ruled that Native American tribes are “domestic dependent nations.”
What is Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
This religious revival swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
What is the First Great Awakening?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention created a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise
This election marked the first peaceful transfer of power between parties
What is the Election of 1800?
This decision ruled that African Americans could not be citizens and helped cause the Civil War
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford