Pre-American Revolution
What was the first English colony established?
Jamestown
What event ENDED salutary neglect?
The French and Indian War (the British then started taxing the colonists to make up for the debt that Britain had to take on in defending the colonies)
What was the FIRST governing document of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
Washington promoted this idea when considering how to handle conflicts happening in foreign countries
Neutrality
Upon becoming president, John Adams sought to negotiate with France in a failed effort that came to be known as what?
The XYZ Affair
which European country was MOST brutal in their colonization of the New World?
Spain - Gold God Glory
What was the first act that led to significant pushback from the colonists?
Stamp Act (1765)
What event signaled the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays’ Rebellion
Washington strengthened the power of the federal government by putting down a rebellion regarding a new federal tax - what rebellion did he put down?
Whiskey Rebellion
This act made it much more difficult for immigrants to gain citizenship under the Adams administration.
The Alien Act
which European country was LEAST brutal in their colonization of the New World?
England
What was the most common form of resistance to British taxes?
Boycotts
Which proposed representation plan favored large states? which proposed representation plan favored small states?
Virginia Plan/New Jersey Plan
Washington warned the American public in his farewell address about the thing he felt most would destroy the country - what was this thing?
Political parties
This act made it illegal to criticize actions of the federal government.
The Sedition Act
who was in the mid brutal?
France - beaver furs
Which event did Paul Revere record and depict the British as aggressors, even though it may have really been colonists egging them on?
The Boston Massacre
The Great Compromise combined both the VA and NJ plans and established what two houses of government?
House of Representatives and Senate
Once the Constitution was ratified, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson fought most notably about what American institution?
The formation of a National Bank
These responses, authored by Jefferson and James Madison, make it known that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional in two states.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
What policy did Britain follow in ensuring that they had a profitable trade relationship with their colonies in North America?
Mercantilism
Which event led to the British Crown focusing on punishing Boston as the center of revolutionary spirit?
The Boston Tea Party
What compromise determined the extent to which slaves would be counted when considering representation based on population
3/5ths Compromise
Set a precedent (example) for all future presidents by using this to form the first cabinet (group of close advisers to the President).
Unwritten constitution
What policy did Britain follow in governing the colonies up until about 1750 which allowed the colonies to develop free from full British control?
Salutary neglect
Which battles kicked off the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Which group became in favor of ratifying the Constitution as it was? Which group felt there should be more state and individual power?
Federalist/Anti-Federalist
How many original cabinet members were there under Washington?
Four - Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
What was the first “political cartoon” in American history and who made it?
"Join or Die" by Benjamin Franklin
Which publication convinced many Loyalists to join the Patriot cause? Who wrote it?
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
What specific part of the Constitution needed to be included before many Anti-Federalists would agree to ratify it?
Bill of Rights
What treaty ended the war of the American Revolution? What was the year? Where was it signed?
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, in France.
The five freedoms that the First Amendment provides
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
What right does the 10th Amendment protect?
Any rights not given to federal government are given to the states