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This Native American crop was vital for colonial survival.
What is corn?
This economic model encouraged colonies to supply raw materials to and buy goods from their mother country.
What is mercantilism?
These papers explained and defended the Constitution.
What are the Federalists Papers?
This leader warned not to create foreign alliances.
Who is George Washington?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This war devastated Native communities and increased English control over New England.
What is King Philip's War?
This petition was the colonies' final attempt at reconciliation with Britain.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
This group used boycotts and protests against British taxes.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This law was criticized for restricting free speech.
What are the Sedition Acts?
Slaves endured the long journey to the Americas along this route.
What is the Middle Passage?
This region relied heavily on enslaved labor for cash crops.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This battle convinced the British that the American Revolution would be long and costly.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This compromise delayed major sectional conflict over slavery.
What is the Slave Trade Compromise?
This foreign policy crisis nearly led to war with France in the 1790s.
What is the XYZ affair?
This law created rules for admitting new western states.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
This Confederacy was a powerful alliance prior to European contact.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
Victory at this battle brought France into the war on the American side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This principle allows courts to strike down unconstitutional laws.
This right is protected by the 2nd amendment.
What is the right to bear arms?
This established slave representation in Congress.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
This was another name for the Middle Colonies.
What is the bread basket colonies?
This principle divides power between national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
Many Americans distrusted a strong executive because they feared this...
What is a return to tyranny/monarchy?
This law established the federal court system.
A policy where Britain loosely enforced colonial laws during their tumultuous times in Europe.
What is Salutary Neglect?